Thomas Taylor's original cover art for 'Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone' displayed at Sotheby's in New York on June 25. The item sold for US$1.9mil at Sotheby's broke the all-time record for a Harry Potter item at auction. Photo: AFP
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 US$1.9mil (approximately RM9mil) on Wednesday.
The artwork becomes "the most valuable Harry Potter item ever sold at auction," auction house Sotheby's said in a statement.
