A charming pair of vintage, hand-painted ceramic figurines by the South African pottery studio Quirkobia, playfully depicting stylized, full-figured athletes. The lot features a soccer player holding a football dressed in a white and blue kit with the number 9 on his back, and a female tennis player wielding a light blue racket in a vibrant yellow top and blue skirt. Both pieces show a beautifully glossy glaze finish and exhibit a fine, even crazing across the ceramic bodies, which is characteristic of the age and glaze style, but they remain free of any visible chips, cracks, or repairs. The soccer figure stands approximately 17.5cm tall, while the tennis figure measures 15cm in height, with the base of the tennis player bearing the incised "Quirkobia" studio signature alongside a "Handmade in South Africa" label.