These ladies would make a charming addition to any table. The larger one is a teacosy and the smaller ones are egg cosies. You place your boiled egg in an egg cup and then sit one of the ladies on top of your egg. Of course the larger lady just sits on top of the teapot to keep it warm. Aren't they a pretty set? I love the colours. The dresses these ladies are wearing are called crinolines. Ladies in the second half of 19th century wore dresses that were stiffened by circular frames worn beneath their voluminous skirts. Sitting down was a complicated process!  In the 1930's and 1940's there was a fashion for decorative articles depicting ladies wearing crinolines. You can often find embroidered cloths showing ladies in crinolines walking in flower gardens. I think this set was made around that time.

If you are a keen needlewoman it would not be too difficult to make a similar set. You don't have to necessarily use exactly the same techniques. You could knit or crochet the skirt or make it from fabric. Some teacosies ( like this one) cover the teapot completely. 

Others have a hole at each side for the spout and the handle of the teapot to stick out. If you are not making these holes then the cosy needs to be quite a bit larger than the pot. I would recommend making a separate inner liner for the cosy. 

Drips from the teapot often stain the inside of the cosy and it is easier if you have a liner you can just take out and wash. Normally the liner is made from some padded, quilted material so that the tea remains warm.

If you look at this close-up you can see that the body of the lady is made quite simply of strips of wool tied together with embroidery silks. The features of the face are then sewn on. 

White wool is cleverly stitched onto the head to represent the ornate wigs worn during this period. It is simple but looks very good I think. 

I think this one is wearing spectacles! This pale green dress with it's purple and yellow flowers looks very pretty. It is an attractive combination of colours, often seen in the 1930's on all sorts of decorative items. 

The garlands of flowers are made from embroidery silks, loosely knotted to make the individual flowers.

Pink always looks attractive. Often articles like these were made from the small quantities of wool that were left over from larger projects. By using a mixture of colours a complete set could be made. 

Perhaps the lady who made these had previously knitted jumpers, cardigans, baby wear or  accessories from these balls of wool. She could choose to use the egg cosy that matched the garment she was wearing!