THE HANDSOME BUREAU OF FINE-FIGURED AND ROSE-COLOURED ASIAN HUALI
IS CONCEIVED IN THE GEORGE II 'MODERN' FASHION FEATURED IN B. LANGLEY'S, 'CITY AND COUNTRY BUILDER'S AND WORKMAN'S TREASURY OF DESIGNS', 1740. SUCH CHINESE PADOUK FURNISHINGS WERE HIGHLY PRIZED IN THE DRESSING AND RECEPTION ROOMS OF FASHIONABLE BEDROOM APARTMENTS, WHICH WERE DECORATED WITH CHINESE SILKS AND PAPERS AS WELL AS WITH CHINA-EQUIPPED TEA-TABLES.