A brand new report has been set for the value of film memorabilia. At an public sale this weekend, a pair of ruby slippers that was worn by Judy Garland through the making of The Wizard of Oz bought for $28 million. Including within the purchaser’s premium, the entire price was $32.5 million.
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The pair of slippers is arguably probably the most well-known prop within the historical past of flicks. If it’s not primary, it must be within the high 5, together with different objects like Citizen Kane’s sled and Indiana Jones’ whip. (When considered one of Kane’s sleds went up for public sale in 1996, it bought for $233,500 — the equal of $477,000 as we speak.)
Garland wore a number of pairs of the sneakers throughout filming; historians know of not less than 4 units of ruby slippers (together with the one bought this weekend) that survive to at the present time. One is in personal fingers; the opposite two are displayed on the Nationwide Museum of American Historical past in Washington D.C. and the Academy Museum in Los Angeles.
The customer of this fourth pair of slippers is at present nameless.
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This explicit pair that was bought was initially housed on the Judy Garland Museum — after which have been stolen in 2005. They have been recovered in 2018 and after the Smithsonian confirmed their authenticity, they lastly went up for public sale over the weekend.
$32.5 million later, somebody has rather more sparkly toes than they did earlier than.
The identical public sale additionally included one of many authentic Depraved Witch of the West hats from The Wizard of Oz movie, worn by actress Margaret Hamilton. That one bought for slightly underneath $3 million. A relative discount!
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