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Chair used by Harry Potter's writer to be auctioned in New York

Wednesday, 06 April 2016 1:07 AM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 06 April 2016 1:48 AM ]

The chair that J.K. Rowling sat on while writing the first two "Harry Potter" books to be auctioned in New York.

A chair used by J.K. Rowling to write the first two volumes of her best-selling Harry Potter series is set to sell at auction in New York.

A chair used, and later decorated, by author J.K. Rowling while she wrote the first two Harry Potter books goes on display in New York. (AFP)

The author has decorated the chair with her signature and other messages. Pre-auction bidding via the Internet had reached 65000 dollars for the modest 1930s-era oak chair.

The writer donated the chair in 2002 to an auction benefiting the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children after adorning it with words in pink, gold and green paint. The Harry Potter series has been translated into 67 languages and sold more than 450 million copies.

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