A pair of Meissen figures of battledore and shuttlecock players 19th century

A pair of Meissen figures of battledore and shuttlecock players 19th century, a boy and a girl each holding a small racket, he holding a colourful shuttlecock, wearing plumed hats, raised on circular bases, blue crossed swords marks, incised F31, some restoration, 15.5cm. (2)

Battledore and shuttlecock or jeu de volant is an early predecessor of badminton, played by children in Europe for centuries.