19th C, Pair of Wooden Carved and Painted half body Carousel Female Figures, Attr. to Charles I.D Looff, 86 x 40 x24 cm, Provenance private American collection
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This Pair of Wooden Carved and Painted half body Female Figures dates from the 19th C are attributed to Charles I.D.Looff. The quality of the carving and the color of the patina are amazing. Finding an intact pair is highly exceptional. Charles I. D. Looff was a German master carver and builder of hand-carved carousels and amusement rides, who immigrated to the United States of America in 1870. Looff built the first carousel at Coney Island in 1876. During his lifetime, he built over 40 carousels, several amusements parks, numerous roller coasters and Ferris wheels, and built California's famous Santa Monica Pier. He became famous for creating the unique Coney Island style of carousel carving.