A LOT WITH TWO WESTERN ASIATIC-STYLE POTTERY ITEMSPresumably Persia, 19th century or earlier. The grey pottery bowl with deep rounded sides supported on a short foot, the interior depicting a jar and birds, with a band of bold white spots circling the rim. The jar with deep shoulders and a short foot, decorated with a stiff leaf border to the foot and neck as well as scrolling vines at the body.Condition: The jar in good condition, and minor traces of wear and age. The bowl with several restored breakages. Provenance: Family collection of either Felix Tikotin (1893-1986) or his son-in-law Louis (Loek) Borensztajn (1935-2021), Netherlands. Felix Tikotin (1893-1986) was an architect, art collector, dealer, and founder of the first Museum of Japanese Art in the Middle East. He became one of the world’s leading collectors of Japanese art, starting at the age of 18, and continued to collect and work as an art dealer in Berlin in the 1920s. In the 1930s Felix Tikotin fled from the Nazis and hid his collection in the Netherlands. After the war, he decided that his collection should be taken to Israel, where in 1959 and with the help of Abba Hushi, who was the mayor of Haifa, The Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art was established. The Museum's collection comprises more than 8,000 items of art and crafts.  Weight: 163 g (bowl) and 288 g (jar) Dimensions: Diameter (bowl) 13.7 cm, Height (jar) 8.7 cm