Thank you for submitting your items for appraisal. This appears to be a set of novelty salt & pepper porcelain figurines manufactured in occupied Japan in the late 1940s. The female cook appears to be designed after the Gone with the Wind role of "Mammy" played by Hattie McDaniel. The male chef and kids are just and addition to this popular character. The estimate is based on similar sets offered or sold at Americana auctions. There is no measurement for the sentimental value you might attach to the item.