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Jeff Rankin: John Lugg — Monmouth’s memorable mortician Jeff Rankin The Rankin File For most of us, the profession of funeral director may seem dreary or even macabre, and conjure up the image of a polite but morose individual. Although his name might have reflected those characteristics, longtime Monmouth mortician John Lugg would never have been described in those terms. Upon his death in 1951, he was celebrated as one of the city’s most engaged and engaging characters — an erudite, colorful gentleman who was beloved by all. While he took great pride in his profession, John Lugg did...

Converse Auctions announces highlights included in the East West Antique Auction Pair of oil portraits done around 1900 depicting New York surgeon Dr. Stanley Gardiner and his wife, Elizabeth Bennett Gardiner (est. $1,000-$1,500). PAOLI, PA .- A beautiful hand-painted Chinese bottle vase, a painting of roses by the French ‘fleuriste’ Raoul M. De Longpré (1843-1911), and an impressive African Dan Guere mask with cowrie shells and bronze bells are a few expected top lots in Converse Auctions’ online-only East West Antique Auction slated for Saturday, February 27th, starting at 12 o’clock p...

Chinese and Japanese antiques meet items from the Western culture in Converse Auctions' Feb. 27 sale PAOLI, Pennsylvania Subject Line Please provide verification code Email is invalid Color lithograph on grey-ochre paper signed by Marcel Salinas (French, 1913-2010), after one of the 29 paintings from Pablo Picasso’s cycle Portraits Imaginaires (est. $1,000-$1,500). Converse Auctions PAOLI, Pa. – A beautiful hand-painted Chinese bottle vase, a painting of roses by the French ‘fleuriste’ Raoul M. De Longpré (1843-1911), and an impressive African Dan Guere mask with cowri...

The auction will be online-only with previews by appointment only at the gallery in Paoli, Pa. All lots have a $10 starting bid; it’s a tactic designed to encourage people to bid early and bid often.

Text size Klein Reid was founded in Brooklyn in 1993 by James Klein and David Reid, two self-described “art kids” from Ohio who are widely credited with bringing design to American pottery by joining together traditional art pottery methods and industrial techniques.  Coveted for their formal porcelain objects and ceramic lighting, KleinReid’s work can be found in museums around the world, and has attracted celebrities, design mavens, and even two presidents ( George W. Bush and Barack Obama ). They have des...