A watercolour used for the cover of the first Harry Potter book has sold for £1.5m in New York. Auctioneer Sotheby's said it was 'the most valuable Harry Potter item ever sold at auction'. Four bidders went head to head for nearly 10 minutes before the unnamed buyer was victorious. The last time it was sold it went for £85,750 - but that was in 2001 when only four Potter books had been published.
He used concentrated watercolours and outlined the illustration with black Karisma pencil. Now familiar to millions, it shows Harry and his lightning bolt scar next to the Hogwarts Express. Read more from Sky News:Travis Kelce reveals what he thinks about Prince WilliamShania Twain says she wants to ride horse to Glastonbury set Taylor, who went on to write the children's series Erie-On-Sea, was also among the first to read JK Rowling's manuscript for The Philosopher's Stone.
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