Original 'Harry Potter' cover art sells for $1.9M at auction

By Agence France-Presse

Jun 27, 2024 5:22 pm

NEW YORK — The original watercolor illustration for the first edition of 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' — the book that introduced the world to the young bespectacled wizard — sold for $1.9 million on Wednesday.

The artwork becomes 'the most valuable Harry Potter item ever sold at auction,' auction house Sotheby's said in a statement.

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