The original work was previously sold in 2001 for more than 100,000 euros.
The years go by and the magic of Harry Potter is still more alive than ever. Whether it’s Hogwarts Legacy or the new series that will come out in 2026 on MAX, the truth is that the story based on ‘the boy who lived’ continues to dazzle many. potterheads. So much so that when something goes up for auction its price skyrockets, and this is exactly what happened a few hours ago.
This auction in question is of the first original drawing of Harry Potter in watercolor, work made by the artist Thomas Taylor for the book cover harry potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. This drawing was sold at a Sotheby’s auction for 1.9 million dollars (1.77 million euros at the exchange rate). This information is truly outrageous, since the initial estimates who had positions for this auctioned product were from 600,000 dollars (466,000 euros).
This is the highest value of a product in the saga
According to the information provided by the auction house, this bidding, which took place on Wednesday, involved four people who tried to get hold of this drawing for about ten minutes, until the final figure of close to two million dollars was reached. With this amount, The work made by Thomas Taylor becomes the most valuable Harry Potter product in history.
With this historic sale, Sotheby’s highlights the great impact that the magical world has had among generations, to the point of becoming a cultural symbol. “The relevance of this imagewhich has remained in the collective imagination of millions of readers and viewers around the world, without a doubt contributed to the high price achieved.”
