Delightful Figurine Bookends Colonial or Victorian Couple Probably Made in Japan

Figures: The left bookend depicts a seated gentleman in a red coat holding a top hat. The right bookend depicts a seated lady in a coordinating red and white gown with a bonnet.
Material & Style: They are crafted from glazed porcelain featuring delicate porcelain lace or applied netting accents on the clothing trim, a style heavily popularised by Dresden porcelain and mid-20th-century Japanese manufacturers.
Origin: Similar figural items were widely produced in Japan (often imported by brands like Wales or marked “Occupied Japan”) and Germany from the 1930s through the 1960s.