WASHINGTON, Dec 8 — Ruby slippers worn by actor Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz” went under the hammer Saturday, and the winning price was over the rainbow – a record...
Once stolen, Dorothy's original ruby slippers from 1939 classic ‘Wizard of Oz’ sells for ‘way up high’ price of US$32.5m at auction
The final bid was US$28 million, with taxes and fees pushing the cost to US$32.5 million, Heritage Auctions said. “There is simply no comparison between Judy Garland’s Ruby Slippers and any other piece of Hollywood memorabilia,” Heritage Auctions Executive Vice President Joe Maddalena said in a statement.The shoes that sold on Saturday have a storied history. They were not just the ones on Dorothy when she began her adventure in Oz, or when she clicked her heels to go home to Kansas: they were stolen nearly 20 years ago.
The perpetrator of the theft, Terry Martin, admitted taking them and said he did so because he believed they were encrusted with real rubies.
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