Florian Papp is an antiques gallery based in New York City, U.S. One of the oldest in America, the company carries a collection of English and European antiques from the 18th through the 20th century.
Florian Papp is an antiques gallery based in New York City, U.S. One of the oldest in America, the company carries a collection of English and European antiques from the 18th through the 20th century.
The company's namesake and founder, Florian Papp, was born on April 20, 1883, in Győrszentmárton, Győr, Hungary, to Lucas Papp (Lukacs Pap) and Julia Boross (Juliana Boros). [1] He departed Hungary in the early twentieth century, leaving on the Kronprinz Wilhelm from the port of Bremen and arriving at Ellis Island on May 6, 1903. The ship’s manifest, which identifies him as Floryan Pap, describes him as 20 years old and a joiner by trade. [2] Florian married Ilma Kovacs on June 24, 1905, in Manhattan. He died in January 1965 at age 81, survived by Ilma and their four sons: Joseph, George, William, and Robert.
Florian Papp's gallery was originally located in Chelsea, Manhattan until two of his sons, William and Joseph, joined him in the 1940s and followed the trends of the New York art world to the 57th Street area. In 1955, along with William's wife Alice, this second generation changed locations again to the current location on Madison Avenue between East 75th and 76th Streets.
The third generation, Melinda and William Jr. joined in the late 1970s and currently function as co-directors. [3]
Florian Papp discovers quality antiques by examining the collections of antique dealers, private sellers, estates, and auction galleries both in the United States and abroad. Many of the pieces have been in the collection before, chosen by one of the two previous generations. They consider over 1000 antiques a week but rarely buy more than one or two. [4]
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