Rare Marjorie Merriweather Post Portrait Sells for $35,560 at Sotheby's, Far Exceeding Estimates
A 1907 portrait of American heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post by British artist Sir James Jebusa Shannon sold for more than double its pre-sale estimate at Sotheby's, highlighting enduring collector interest in early twentieth-century portraiture tied to historically significant figures.