Heritage reached the entertainment auction record of $38,615,188 thanks to the one pair of shoes. That smashes the $22.8 million that Maddalena made at the 2011 Debbie Reynolds auction.
The auction house said that the transaction was the highest amount ever paid for an item of entertainment memorabilia at auction, surpassing the previous record-holder, Marilyn Monroe’s subway dress from the 1955 movie.
The Seven Year Itch, which brought $5.52 million plus fees in 2011. The auctioneer enthusiastically squatting like the Wicked Witch of the West,
He pointed to bidders around the room during the auction, which was apparently full with jokes and allusions to Wizard of Oz and Wicked.
Other Wizard of Oz memorabilia was also up for sale, such as a Wicked Witch of the West hat that actress Margaret Hamilton.
