Rare Edward Buff Prancing Dog

Rare Carousel Prancing Dog by master carver Edward Buff, who freelanced for Charles Looff at the turn of the century. A beautiful and sensitive portrayal of “Man’s Best Friend.” Excellent quality and detail. Retains some older paint, but mostly darker stain, 45”H x 65”L.

Edward Buff lived in New Baltimore, NY, along the Hudson River in the Catskills Mountains. An extremely accomplished carver, he produced carousel figures for Charles Looff carousels. Photographs show him carving in his workshop in upstate New York. Buff is credited with carving the three Bison, St. Bernard and a number of horses and other figures on the Salem Willows Looff Carousel.