C.C. Hoke 1903 Beautifully Carved Little Guardian Dog! wooden game box I believe the landscape pictured

I believe the landscape pictured here is the Lowcountry of Southern South Carolina and that the gestural

The face of this deeply carved

with room for just a few tall trees around the edges

which he does pretty well

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

C.C. Hoke 1903 Beautifully Carved Little Guardian Dog! wooden game box I believe the landscape picturedThis 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