C.C. Hoke 1903 Beautifully Carved Little Guardian Dog! wooden game box The black paint of her

The black paint of her hair and brown of her body has aged and worn some highlighting the knife marks of her carving and revealing green undertones in the paint

to a minuet for piano by Erik Satie

which he does pretty well

who signed the bottoms in 1903

I love the juxtaposition of these multiples profile views of young women

C.C. Hoke 1903 Beautifully Carved Little Guardian Dog! wooden game box The black paint of herThis wonderful little dog has a companion carved rabbit I am listing them separately but would love to see them stay together, as side by side they feel like mini guardian statues, akin to stone lions or sphinx's but finely carved of wood and most welcoming! I googled C. C. Hoke, who signed the bottoms in 1903, not expecting to find anything, but in fact I learned he was quite a renowned carver and maker, based in Center, Ohio, including of bottle