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William Osborne, Let Sleeping Dogs Lie, 1901, watercolour on paper© Morgan O'Driscoll — view on Morgan O'Driscoll website ↗

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Let Sleeping Dogs Lie

William Osborne (Irish, 1823–1901) · 1901

€800 hammer

≈ $842≈ £673

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Auction history of this work: offered 2 times ↓

Medium
Watercolor · Works on paper all watercolor results →
As published: “watercolour on paper”
Support
Paper
Signed / inscribed
Signed with monogram on the right and dated 1901
Category
Watercolors
Dimensions
50½ x 78cm (19.9 x 30.7in)
Auction house
Morgan O'Driscoll
Sale
Irish Art Online Auction - Bidding Ends Monday 27th January 2025 - Between 6.30pm & 9.45pm (2435)
Date
January 27, 2025
Location
Ireland
Lot
90
Estimate
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Source
Auction house morganodriscoll.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 25, 2026

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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered twice between 2024 and 2025 · sold 1 · bought in / unsold 1

  1. Let Sleeping Dogs Lie, Morgan O'Driscoll 2024

    May 20, 2024 · Morgan O'Driscoll

    Irish Art Online Auction - Bidding Ends Monday 20th May 2024 - Between 6.30pm & 9.55pm, lot 101

    Bought in / unsold · est. €1,000 – €1,500

    As catalogued

    William Osborne, “Let Sleeping Dogs Lie”, 1901

    watercolour on paper

    50½ x 78cm (19.9 x 30.7in)

  2. Let Sleeping Dogs Lie, Morgan O'Driscoll 2025

    Jan 27, 2025 · Morgan O'Driscoll this result

    Irish Art Online Auction - Bidding Ends Monday 27th January 2025 - Between 6.30pm & 9.45pm, lot 90

    Sold €800Sign up to see

    As catalogued

    William Osborne, “Let Sleeping Dogs Lie”, 1901

    watercolour on paper

    50½ x 78cm (19.9 x 30.7in)

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