Antique Furniture Journal — Shirley Slocombe c.1905 A History of English Furniture William & Mary Clocks

In 1905, Percy Macquoid published The Age of Walnut — the definitive scholarly history of English furniture — with illustrations by Shirley Slocombe documenting the marquetry masterpieces of the William and Mary period: on the front cover, three landmark pieces including a seaweed marquetry grandfather clock once owned by Macquoid himself and a V&A Museum clock, a walnut chair, and a marquetry mirror; on the back, a period trade advertisement from The House of Quality cataloguing grandfather clocks by New Haven, Waterbury, and Ansonia at c.1905 prices — two centuries of craft and two cultures of connoisseurship united in a single full-wrap design.

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Product Details

• Format: Hardcover lined journal
• Pages: 150 perforated lined pages (75 sheets) for easy removal
• Binding: Casewrap sewn binding that opens flat
• Dimensions: 5.75 × 8 inches (14.6 × 20.3 cm)
• Weight: Approximately 250g (0.55 lbs)
• Cover: Matte laminated full-wrap print
• Production barcode on back cover (0.5" × 0.5")

Perfect For

• Antique furniture collectors and English decorative arts enthusiasts celebrating the William and Mary period
• Horology lovers and grandfather clock aficionados drawn to New Haven, Waterbury, and Ansonia movements
• Admirers of Percy Macquoid, Shirley Slocombe, and the Victoria and Albert Museum’s furniture collection
• Design lovers drawn to the intersection of scholarly illustration and Edwardian commercial art
• Thoughtful gift seekers looking for a beautifully designed journal for historians and interior designers
• Anyone captivated by the quiet elegance of clocks that have measured centuries and furniture that has outlasted empires