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10 June 2022
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Selected by John Dickinson

Monumental Crown of Thorns wall mirror from the Firehouse, San Francisco

c. 1930
carved wood, mirrored glass 69 h × 45 w × 7 d in (175 × 114 × 18 cm)
estimate: $7,000–9,000
result: $11,250
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provenance: Collection of the artist | Private Collection

This work will ship from Wright in Chicago, Illinois.

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Making the Ordinary Extraordinary

John Dickinson's Firehouse

In 1965, John Dickinson purchased an 1893 Pacific Heights firehouse moving in with just a few possessions. Over the course of twenty years, he would adjust the interior architecture and furnish his home with a mix of styles, and eventually his own custom designs, to great acclaim; the Firehouse became one of the most published interiors of its day.

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John Dickinson and his San Francisco firehouse residence. Photo by Fred Lyon

Prettiness has nothing to do with style. Logic precludes prettiness. If you're stripping down rooms, as I do, there's no place for it.

John Dickinson

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