A matched pair of Derby figures of Shakespeare and Milton late 18th/early 19th century

A matched pair of Derby figures of Shakespeare and Milton late 18th/early 19th century, each leaning on one elbow resting on a stack of books above a pillar, Shakespeare pointing towards a scroll inscribed in gilt with lines from The Tempest, Milton holding a scroll bearing words from Paradise Lost, each on a chamfered rectangular base, iron red mark to one, incised No 297 and No 305, 25cm. (2)