Salt and Pepper shakers

[jq927]

Is there anything in particular or special about these shakers that I can indicate in my ebay listing, i.e. artist, age, or are they just cute, run of the mill shakers.  Thanks.

[terrycece62]

Are there any markings on them on the bottom maybe?

[wastingtime101]

It's pretty easy to find these on eBay, Etsy, Amazon and more. Here's a decent example of how other sellers are listing them @jq927 :

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1485071754/vintage-abstract-style-mand-and-woman

Basically saying "made in Japan" and "mid-century vintage." A few listings are referring to them as clowns.

[pastimpressions]

They are cute, look like kittens with a French Beret.

[jq927]

Thank you very much

[jq927]

Thank you, kittens never crossed my mind!

[wastingtime101]

They're not kittens. It's a boy and girl. Look up these shakers and look up the coordinating egg cups.

[melda58]

They appear to be hand painted as each of the many I see listed is different from the others.  The colors don't seem very mid-century to me, and I would place them more toward the end of the last century but that's just my opinion.  

Rita