David Teniers II (Antwerp 1610-1690 Brussels), A tax collector writing; and A woman counting money

David Teniers II (Antwerp 1610-1690 Brussels)
A tax collector writing; and A woman counting money
the first signed with initials 'D T·...' (upper left); the second signed with initials 'D T' (upper right)
oil on panel, laid down on panel
7 ½ x 5 ½ in. (18.3 x 13.4 cm.)
(2)a pair

Provenance
Etienne-François, Duc de Choiseul, Paris; Paris, 6 April 1772 (=1st day), lots 35 and 36 (160 livres to Calendrin for le Prince de Conti).
Pierre-Hélène Souchay; Paris, 4 January 1775 (=1st day), lot 3 (120 livres).
Dr. Paul Mersch, Paris; his Sale, Keller & Reiner, Berlin, 1 March 1905 (=1st day), lots 106 and 107.
Dr. Hans Wetzlar, Amsterdam.
with Salomon Lilian, Amsterdam, 1993, where acquired by the present owner.

Literature
J. Smith, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of the Most Eminent Dutch, Flemish, and French Painters..., London, 1831, III, p. 301, no. 150.