Charming Pottery Mouse and Mole - A Pair salt box house Signed on the undersides

Signed on the undersides

It measures 4 5/8" tall x 4 1/4" in diameter

I think this piece has some age to it but is in great condition and works perfectly

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--on the bottom in a calligraphic manner that I have not been able to decipher

Charming Pottery Mouse and Mole - A Pair salt box house Signed on the undersidesI'm selling these two as a pair, as they seem a perfect couple to me, the mole signed R. B and then another B, while the mouse not clearly signed by surely by the same maker, I would guess a pretty young one, at least whenever they crafted these! Not too many pottery moles out there I don't think (I do believe this is meant to be mole!?), though I think this one makes a strong argument for more! I might keep these on the desk to bring some levity to