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116  ❯❯  Amsterdam Area by Area

     Antique Shops


                                  Thom & Lenny Nelis
         Aalderink Oriental Art
     1                        7
         MAP D5  •  Spiegelgracht 15
                                  MAP M6  •  Keizersgracht 541
     The oldest and most reputable deal­  A fascinating and unusual
     er of Asian art and ethnographics in   collection of medical instruments
     the Netherlands, specializing in fine   dating from the early 18th to the
     Japanese netsuke (sculptures) and   early 20th century.
     okimono (ornaments).              Kramer Kunst
         Aronson
                                       en Antiek
     2                             8
         Antiquairs
                                    MAP D5  •  Prinsengracht 807
     MAP D5  •  Nieuwe              Decorative Dutch tiles,
     Spiegelstraat 45B              blue Delftware, antique
     David Aronson opened            books, prints, pewter,
     this prestigious gallery         candlesticks and lamps.
     around 1900; now it is
                                          Gude & Meis
     run by his great­great­          9
     grandson. Early                      Antique
     Delftware, continental            Clocks
     17th­ and 18th­century   Delftware,    MAP D5  •  Nieuwe
     furniture, plus Chinese   Aronson Antiquairs  Spiegelstraat 60
     famille verte and famille       Stunning rare timepieces –
     rose porcelain – much of it rare.   from the earliest bronze to elaborate
                              French ormolu mantel clocks and
         E H Ariëns Kappers /
     3                        17th­century Dutch long­case
         C P J van der Peet BV
                              clocks – can be bought here.
     MAP D5  •  Prinsengracht 677
                                  Jan Beekhuizen
     This shop sells a huge range of mid­  0
     16th­  to mid­20th­century prints,   MAP D5  •  Nieuwe
     including remarkable Japanese wood­  Spiegelstraat 49
     block prints. By appointment only.   Deluxe, top­of­the­range antique
                              dealer and valuer with a particularly
         Staetshuys Antiquairs
     4                        strong line in furniture and 15th­
                              to 19th­century pewter ware.
         MAP D5  •  Nieuwe
     Spiegelstraat 45A
     A curiosity shop selling odd scientific
     instruments, globes and other
     unusual objects.
         Frans Leidelmeijer
     5
         MAP D5  •  Lijnbaans gracht
     369H  •  020 625 4627
     Frans Leidelmeijer, knighted for his
     services to the arts, runs this arts
     and design shop. By appointment only.
         Bruil & Brandsma
     6
         MAP D5  •  Nieuwe
     Spiegelstraat 68
     This shop specializes in Dutch folk
     art and furniture from the past three
     centuries. The owners are not only
     interested in the objects, but also in
     the stories associated with them.   Kramer Kunst en Antiek
     Eyewitness Travel – Top 10 series  LAYERS PRINTED:
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