An original watercolor illustration of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone sold on Wednesday for a record price of $1.9 million (about 1.7 million euros) at Sotheby’s in New York, becoming the most valuable piece of JK Rowling’s saga ever. history. put up for auction. The work is owned by British illustrator Thomas Taylor and was part of the private collection of Dr. Rodney P. Swantko.
Taylor was a 23-year-old bookseller when he was commissioned to create the cover for J.K. Rowling’s first novel. As such, he was one of the first people to read the manuscript of the original Harry Potter book, and it took him two days to complete the artwork, which was done in concentrated watercolours and black pencil outlines.
The manuscript of “Sherlock Holmes” (897 thousand euros) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and the first editions of such works as “The Great Gatsby” (314 thousand euros) or “The Wizard of Oz” (101 thousand euros) were sold. included in the list of the most valuable items offered at auction in the United States.
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