The first Harry Potter cover sold at auction for $1.9 million, breaking expectations

A color cover image of the first Harry Potter novel was successfully auctioned off recently, with a price of $1.9 million, which exceeded expectations and set a new record for the auction of Harry Potter series peripheral products.

This cover art is from the original author's first edition of the first novel "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone", and this is not its first auction transaction. At the first auction in 2001, the successful auction price was only £85,750.

The reason why this cover painting is so expensive is that, quoting the auctioneer, he said, "This painting can be regarded as the first visual work of Harry and the wizarding world."

Before the auction, the painting was expected to sell for $400,000 to $600,000. Unexpectedly, it was sold for a whopping $1.9 million just 10 minutes later.