ing painted white, as is the mantelpiece. A magnificent
carpet in yellow and white is patterned in connecting
squares that suggest China���or perhaps Brighton. There
is a heady undercurrent of Chinoiserie in this house that
reminds me of Garouste & Bonetti at their best. Above
the mantelpiece is a most curious painting of eleven figures seated at a long table gesturing to each other���a
Last Supper manqu��.
The dining room is emphatically Chinese with a crisp
color scheme of bright blue, red and gold, seen in the
whimsical fabric on the walls, and in the beautiful porceHYLAND