Becker Antiques | Since 1966
Chinese & Japanese Antiques | Asian Art & Sculpture | Funerary Pottery from the Han to Ming Dynasties | Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Art | African & Tribal Art | Haute Époque Masterpieces
This Is Our Story
Becker Antiques is one of the most leading reputable antique dealers in the Netherlands. Becker Antiques is a name and place that speaks of excellent antiques and art, superb service and worldwide expertise. Founded in 1969 by Jan Simon Becker, Becker Antiques is based in Museum quarter, Amsterdam Old–South (Oud-Zuid), in a magnificent five-floor townhouse build 1891, at a few minutes from “Rijksmuseum” (National Museum of Art), the Van Gogh Museum and the famous “Royal Concertgebouw”.
Becker Antiques main field covers ceramics – pottery funerary figures (dated from the Han through the Ming dynasties), Buddhist sculptures and other Chinese works of art. Our other sections are Asian works of art – concerns objects from Japan and South East Asian countries including bronze, stone and wooden sculptures, Chinese furniture from the Qing Dynasty and of course occasional other items.
For the last 55 years we have been selling antiques to museums, private collectors and dealers all over the world.
Our Work
We are proud to announce that from this moment a set of Qingbai cup and stand of Chinese Song Dynasty purchased from the Becker Antiques Gallery is now in The Norton Museum of Art collection.
Recent Acquisitions
Manjushri Gilt-Bronze, Yongle Period Ming
Manjushri Gilt-Bronze, Yongle Period Ming Manjushri Gilt-Bronze, Yongle Period Ming. The bodhisattva is finely cast seated in dhyanasana upon a double-lotus base, the hands held in dharmachakra mudra while delicately grasping the tips of lotus stems rising to blossom...
Chinese Huali Scholar’s Table
Chinese Huali Scholar’s Table China, Late 19th CenturySize: 87 × 122 × 44 cm This refined scholar’s table, crafted in richly figured huali hardwood, represents the enduring elegance of late Qing dynasty furniture design. Combining disciplined architectural structure...
Northern Qi Pottery Horse
Northern Qi Pottery Horse China, Northern Qi Dynasty (550–577 AD)Height: 60 cm | Width: 42 cmThermoluminescence Test: PassedProvenance: Private Collection, Hong Kong; thence Netherlands This monumental Northern Qi pottery horse from the Northern Qi dynasty (550–577...
Monumental Tibetan Bronze Ratnasambhava
Monumental Tibetan Bronze Ratnasambhava Monumental Tibetan Bronze Ratnasambhava. This impressive and finely cast bronze figure represents Ratnasambhava, the Buddha of the South and the embodiment of equanimity and generosity, one of the Five Dhyani Buddhas central to...
Gilt-Bronze Ming Official
Gilt-Bronze Ming Official Gilt-Bronze Ming Official, This finely preserved gilt-bronze figure of a Ming dynasty official represents a work of notable quality, distinguished by its assured casting, refined modelling, and unusually well-preserved gilding. Figures of...
STRAW-GLAZED POTTERY CAMEL
S O L D STRAW-GLAZED POTTERY CAMEL This fine example of Tang dynasty pottery would have been made for the tombs of the Tang elite. Such figures, which would have been very expensive to purchase, provided an obvious indication of the wealth of a family who could...
Japanese Parcel-Gilt Kannon
Large Japanese Parcel-Gilt Bronze Figure of Kannon Bosatsu By Takamura Kōun (1852–1934), Meiji Period (circa 1890–1910)Bronze with parcel gilding | Height: 59 cm | Weight: 6.4 kg An outstanding and finely cast Japanese bronze figure of Kannon Bosatsu, also known as...
Relief of Varāha
Relief of Varāha (the Boar incarnation of Viṣṇu) S O L D Material: Buff sandstoneDimensions: H. 67 cm; W. 36 cmDate: c. 975–1050 CECulture: Chandella period, Central India (Khajuraho region, Bundelkhand) Description The relief depicts Viṣṇu in his boar incarnation,...
Gilt Copper Figure Manjushri
A Gilt-Copper Figure of ManjushriTibet, Early 16th Century | Height: 21 cm This finely cast gilt-copper sculpture represents Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom, one of the most revered figures in Mahayana Buddhism. Created in Tibet during the early 16th century,...
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