C.C. Hoke 1903 Beautifully Carved Little Guardian Dog! wooden game box I don't know a ton

I don't know a ton about the history of photography

A great old corkscrew

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

I found this piece at the estate sale at the home and studio of an artist in Wellesley

C.C. Hoke 1903 Beautifully Carved Little Guardian Dog! wooden game box I don't know a tonThis 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