These are two ceramic salt and pepper shakers. There are holes for salt and pepper in the far sides of their heads, and larger holes in the bottom of the figurines for adding the salt and pepper. The corks or plastic plugs are missing.
They say "Bunny Hug" on them, so I've always known they are supposed to be rabbits but they do look a bit like a rabbit and a pig hugging. Both sets of ears are too short, but the one on the right actually looks like a bow and the noses aren't quite right for any critter except maybe a teddy bear!
These were probably made in the 1940s or 50s, and they say something like "Van Trangen" (but it's filled in with glaze and hard to make out), and "Pat. Pend." in addition to "Bunny Hug". It seems odd someone would be able to patent shakers just because they "hug", doesn't it?
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