Lot Essay
Maria Anna or 'Nannerl' Mozart was the eldest sister of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). A gifted musician in her own right, she was overshadowed by her brother but they had toured the capitals of Europe together as a brother and sister act. Nannerl became a piano teacher and in 1784, married the magistrate Johann Baptist Franz von Berchtold zu Sonnenburg (1736-1801) and moved to St. Gilgen. After her husband's death, Nannerl returned to Salzburg and supported herself once again by giving piano lessons. She died on 29 October 1829, and was buried in St. Peter's cemetery.