Paintings of King Charles Spaniels and Other Treasures From the Estate of John McCain’s Late Mother Sold for Nearly $100,000 at Auction
Roberta McCain, who died at age 108 last year, was an avid collector of objects both expensive and cheap.
February 22, 2021
Portrait of Roberta McCain (1912 - 2020) as she poses in her apartment, Washington DC, February 18, 2000. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP/Getty Images.
When Roberta McCain, the mother of the late senator and former presidential candidate John McCain, died last year at age of 108, she left behind
a lot of stuff.
Roberta McCain, it turns out, was an avid collector of antiques, trinkets, and art, most of which she collected during her travels (and, as the wife of a navy man, there were a lot of travels). Last Friday, 100 objects from McCain’s estate hit the auction block in the first of two sales at Sloans and Kenyon auction house, just outside of Washington, DC. Among the highlights were pieces of vintage jewelry (McCain pre