C.C. Hoke 1903 Beautifully Carved Little Guardian Rabbit! shoe form and developed a totally new

and developed a totally new range of hand-thrown earthenware pots

with what I believe are horsehair bristles running both horizontally

Not until I got home did I give it a close look and realize that its canopy is made entirely of painstakingly folded Winton cigarette packs

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

The striped paint on the handles of the mallets and on the posts is well worn

C.C. Hoke 1903 Beautifully Carved Little Guardian Rabbit! shoe form and developed a totally newThis wonderful little rabbit has a companion carved dog 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 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 winder