A Chinese inscribed jade 'tiger' tally, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), each half of the tally is carved as a recumbent tiger with six seal script characters incised to the spine and another character to the stomach, the interior half is incised with a large tong (the same) character, surrounded by an inscription incorporating different government official titles, the stone of spinach green tone with mottled russet inclusions, 5.3cm long, and a jade carving, Qing dynasty, of a seated monkey holding a peach, 5cm long (3) Provenance: The collection of David Widdicombe QC (1924-2019), purchased from Shanghai Antique & Curio Store on 24 March 1983; thence by descent. 清 玉雕虎符 及 玉猴献寿把件 Condition report: Tally - small chips to edges Monkey - no obvious faults.