Autograph letter signed ('W: A: Mozart') to [Martha Elisabeth] Baroness von Waldstätten, [Vienna, shortly before 4 August 1782]
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Price Realised GBP 226,800
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GBP 150,000 - GBP 200,000
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Autograph letter signed ('W: A: Mozart') to [Martha Elisabeth] Baroness von Waldstätten, [Vienna, shortly before 4 August 1782]
Autograph letter signed ('W: A: Mozart') to [Martha Elisabeth] Baroness von Waldstätten, [Vienna, shortly before 4 August 1782]Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)Estimate: GBP 150,000 - 200,000
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The letter presents very well, with the ink clear and free of acidification and the paper sturdy. There is some very minor marginal fraying, with very discreet restoration in a few places, and almost imperceptible traces of old mount at upper margin of f.1. The integral address leaf has a few minor losses to the outer margin, and scattered minor punctures.
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Autograph letter signed ('W: A: Mozart') to [Martha Elisabeth] Baroness von Waldstätten, [Vienna, shortly before 4 August 1782]Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)Estimate: GBP 150,000 - 200,000
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