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- Estimate
- £20,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $35,373–$53,059
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's L05133 · 13 December 2005
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3366434
- Record
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George Bernard O'neill, Forty Winks. Sotheby's, 13 Dec 2005, lot 32. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3366434.
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George Bernard O'neill, Forty Winks. Sotheby's, 13 Dec 2005, lot 32. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3366434.
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From the same sale Sotheby's L05133 · Dec 2005
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Three Ravens | Edward Frederick Brewtnall R.W.S., R.B.A. | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| Faraway Thoughts | Jnr. Alfred Glendening | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Before the Morning Ride | Samuel Edmund Waller | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Cattle Watering | Sidney Richard Percy | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Wooing and Cooing | George Smith | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| That Damned Cat | Charles Spencelayh | £60,000–£80,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Bernard O'neill | The Rehearsal | $28,278 | Christie's, Jul 2019 | |
| George Bernard O'neill | Mother's Help | Sotheby's, Dec 2006 | ||
| George Bernard O'neill | The Jury | Christie's, Feb 2003 | ||
| George Bernard O'neill | the serenade | Sotheby's, Jul 2007 | ||
| George Bernard O'neill | Making a rose garland | Christie's, Nov 2004 | ||
| George Bernard O'neill | Stolen Fruit is the Sweetest | Sotheby's, Nov 2011 | ||
| Sidney Richard Percy | Rydal Water, Westmorland | Sotheby's, Dec 2017 | ||
| John Atkinson Grimshaw | Moon, gas and starlight, Whitby | Sotheby's, Dec 2025 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.