《哈利波特》作者JK羅琳的御用座椅拍出高價

A chair that author JK Rowling sat on while writing the first two Harry Potter books has sold at a New York auction for nearly 400,000 dollars (283,000 pounds).

日前，J.K.羅琳在寫《哈利波特》系列叢書前兩本時坐過的椅子，在紐約一個拍賣會上以近40萬美金（摺合28.3萬英鎊）的價格售出。

The 1930s piece was one of four mismatched chairs that the British author picked up for free in Edinburgh, Scotland, before she rose to fame.

這把生產於上世紀30年代的椅子，是這位英國作家出名前在蘇格蘭愛丁堡免費淘來的四把非成對的椅子中的一把。

Ms Rowling originally auctioned the chair to benefit her charity in 2002. She hand-painted the chair, which auctioneer James Gannon said made the piece so valuable.

羅琳女士最初在2002年將這把椅子進行慈善拍賣。拍賣師詹姆斯·加努恩表示，當時，羅琳將椅子手工噴了漆，正是這一點使得這把椅子如此珍貴。

It features the phrases: "O, you may not find me pretty but don't judge on what you see" and "I wrote Harry Potter while sitting on this chair".

這把椅子上寫着這樣一行字：“你或許不覺得我漂亮,但不要以貌取人”以及“我曾坐在這把椅子上寫《哈利波特》”

A letter from Ms Rowling was included with the sale.

這次一起拍賣的還有羅琳女士的一封信。

The letter reads: "I was given four mismatched dining room chairs in 1995 and this was the comfiest one, which is why it ended up stationed permanently in front of my typewriter, supporting me while I typed out Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. My nostalgic side is quite sad to see it go, but my back isn't."

該信上這樣寫道：“1995年我得到了四把不成對的餐椅，這把是坐起來最舒服的，因而一直放在我的打字機旁邊。它幫助我打出了《哈利波特與魔法石》和《哈利波特與消失的密室》。我很懷舊，看到它離開我很傷心，但我的後背並不傷心（椅子坐起來後背不舒服）。”

The chair's new owner has chosen to remain anonymous.

這把椅子的新主人至今不願意透露姓名。

The seller, Gerald Gray, from Salford in Greater Manchester, said the winning bid far exceeded his expectations. "I plan to donate 10% to JK Rowling's charity, Lumos, because that's what she did in the first place," said Mr Gray.

來自大曼徹斯特區索爾福德的賣方傑拉德·格雷表示，最後成交價遠遠超出了他的預期。 格雷先生說：“我準備給J.K.羅琳的慈善機構Lumos捐贈10%，因爲過去她都是第一個這麼做的。”

He bought the chair in 2009 after his daughter, a Harry Potter fan, saw it on eBay.

他的女兒是個《哈利波特》迷，當她在eBay上看到這把椅子後，格雷就在2009年爲女兒買了回來。