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Harry Potter Cover Art Sets Auction Record with $2.6 Million Sale

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The original illustration for the first edition of J.K. Rowling's 1997 novel "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" has been sold at a record-breaking price. According to reports, the artwork fetched between $1.9 million (as reported by Sotheby's) and C$2.6 million (reported by another source), exceeding its expected value of up to $600,000 or C$820,600. The watercolor cover art was created by author and illustrator Thomas Taylor. Notably, the buyer's identity remains undisclosed.

  1. GBBBC
    1. Artwork now most valuable Harry Potter item ever sold
  2. CACTV News
    1. Original 'Harry Potter' cover art sells for $2.6 million, setting auction record
  3. USCNN
    1. Original 'Harry Potter' cover art sells for $1.9 million, setting auction record

sources

  1. 1.BBC
  2. 2.CTV News
  3. 3.CNN

perspectives

  1. 1.Art Market
  2. 2.Auctions
  3. 3.Literature

countries

  1. 1.United StatesUS

organizations

  1. 1.Heritage Auctions
  2. 2.Bloomsbury

persons

  1. 1.JK RowlingGB
  2. 2.Thomas Taylor
  3. 3.Kalika Sands

technicals

  1. 1.Harry Potter
  2. 2.Hogwarts Express
  3. 3.Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
  4. 4.Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Harry Potter Cover Art Sets Auction Record with $2.6 Million Sale