The most costly item of movie memorabilia ever is the ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz (1939). On Saturday,
December 7, Heritage Auctions reported that the shoes, which Judy Garland wore as Dorothy in the well-known movie, had sold for $28 million .
At auction in Dallas, or $32.5 million including taxes and fees. These days, they are regarded as the most priceless item in movie memorabilia.
The slippers, one of just four pairs still in existence that Garland wore in the iconic movie, brought much more money than the $10 million that Joe Maddalena,
The executive vice president of the auction company, had originally projected. The buyer’s name was not immediately revealed by the auction house.
