W. Walker, Sons and Bartholomew describe themselves as "Artistic Furnishers" with premises at 357 George Street, Sydney, NSW in an advertisement that appears in [“Thalia.”] or F.B. Aronso's XXth Century Cookery and Home Decoration.William Brooks and Company, Sydney, 1900. They note that they can provide home decoration that is "quaint", "artistic" and "inexpensive".