Harry Potter Original Cover Art Sells For Almost Two Million Dollars

The original artwork by Thomas Taylor for the original cover of JK Rowling's Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone from 1997 has sold at auction for $1.92 million, the most expensive item from the Harry Potter franchise ever sold at auction.

The artwork was originally offered at auction in 2001 at Sotheby's London, when only the first Harry Potter four books had been published, with an estimate of £20,000 to £25,000 before being sold at £85,750 – then around $125,000. That would make it around 1600% increase in value over that period. The artwork was owned by private owners, so artist Thomas Taylor won't have seen a penny of that increase. It has, however, drawn a spotlight on the rest of his work.

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