24àh (including chimney) x 27"w x 12"d. The long rectangular wooden two story house rests upon a wooden platform, and features a second floor that crops out over the first floor, steeped roof with painted shingle effect, four dormer windows at the front, and three dormer windows at the back, along with two 6-stack chimneys. There is a painted brick design around the base of the house, and thick-painted pargeting overall with ornamental scenes and figures. The house front features 4 rounded bay windows on the second floor with tiny painted panes and 7 smaller windows on the 1st floor. At the back are 6 large windows with faux-leaded panes. The left side is fairly plain with 5 windows of various sizes and shapes, while the right side is richly decorated and features a curved bay window on the second floor. Innumerable rich sculpted designs decorate the front and right side of the house, including scenes of villagers, boaters, children, men on horseback, various mythological figures, Cupid at play and abundant garlands and columns. There is a painted coat of arms on the front center of the house. The center hinges open (separately for each floor) for interior access to four large rooms and two center foyers with central staircase. The rooms are richly paneled, with four fireplaces, faux-brick flooring and half-timbered ceilings. The house is a miniature of the actual Sparrowe's House of Ipswich, England built in 1567 (and still standing) and was one of about 20 Sparrowe's dollhouses created by F. Tibbenham, Ltd about 1930. Tibbenham, an early 20th century Ipswich craftsman who specialized in reproductions of 16th century furniture, may have made the houses as a presentation of his quality of work. One existing example is at the Sparrowe's House Museum, another is at the Strong Museum in Rochester, and this example is known to have come from the Estrid Faurholt Collection of Copenhagen that was acquired by the Legoland Museum. A rare and superbly executed piece in fine condition. England, circa 1930.