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 not start out to become a funeral director, and the scope of his interests went far, far beyond his North Main Street funeral home.
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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 oclock pm Eastern.
While the event is Internet-only, with no in-person gallery bidding, online bidding is available at LiveAuctioneers.com, Invaluable.com and ConverseAuctions.com. Live previews will be held by appointment only in Converse Auctions gallery at 1 Spring Street in Paoli, Pa., just outside Philadelphia.
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.