Mrs Beckham's parents contacted police after recognising items offered for sale on an internet auction site.
They went to the multi-million pound home in Sawbridgeworth, Herts and discovered that identical items belonging to the England footballer and his pop star wife were missing.
Officers from Hertfordshire Police arrested the housekeepers, a couple aged in their 50s, at their home in Nazeing, Essex on Friday. They were questioned and bailed to return to Hoddesdon police station on November 22, pending further investigation.
The Beckhams currently reside in Los Angeles, where David plays for the LA Galaxy team, and employ a retinue of staff to tend the Sawbridgeworth property while they are away. The seven-bedroom house, known as 'Beckingham Palace', cost the couple £2.5 million in 1999 and they have spent millions more turning it into their dream home.
A source said that Mrs Beckham's parents, Tony and Jackie Adams, recognised the allegedly stolen items immediately because many of them were unique.
"They were most personal and sentimental items collected by Victoria and David during their time abroad. Some of the things were given to them as presents and are unique because they were specially made for them. They include mostly small but expensive trinkets and some pieces which were on decorative display. Together they add up to quite a high value," the source said.
"It seems that the property was being offered on the website to the highest bidder - and obviously it may have had the Beckham pedigree attached."
A Herts Police spokesman said: "We are currently investigating an allegation of theft from a private address in Sawbridgeworth. A 56-year-old woman from Essex and a 55-year-old man, also from Essex, have been arrested in connection with this incident and are currently on police bail."
A spokesman for the Beckhams was unavailable for comment.
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