A watercolor for the cover of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (1997), the first book in the smash hit series, sold for more than three times its estimate at Sotheby’s on Wednesday, fetching ...

Thomas Taylor's original cover illustration for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1997) is expected to break auction records at Sotheby's on June 26. The book cover art that introduced readers ...

The original watercolor illustration for the cover of Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone, the first book in author J.K. Rowling’s famous series, is now the most expensive piece of Potter-related ...

J.K. Rowling’s 1997 novel “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” was the beginning of what would become a worldwide phenomenon. Now, the original illustration for the first edition of the book is ...

An original watercolor work that was later used as the cover for the first book in the Harry Potter series is expected to become the most expensive item from the franchise ever sold when it hits the ...

The original watercolor painting that was later used as the cover art for the first ever “Harry Potter” book shattered a franchise memorabilia record when it sold at Sotheby’s auction house in New ...

(CNN) — The original illustration for the first edition of J.K. Rowling’s 1997 novel “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” has sold for a record-breaking $1.9 million. It had been expected to ...

Expelliarmus to all previous records! An original watercolor illustration for the cover of Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone, the first book in J.K. Rowling's international hit series, has ...