CNN —A pair of Judy Garland’s ruby slippers from “The Wizard of Oz,” which were stolen from a Minnesota museum almost 20 years ago, sold at auction for $28 million Saturday.
Only two bidders remained toward the end, and the slippers were sold to a bidder participating over the phone.
With auction house commissions, the slippers sold for a staggering $32.5 million, nearly 11 times its estimate of $3 million.
The ruby slippers are one of the most beloved artifacts from the iconic 1939 movie.
Collector Michael Shaw had lent the slippers to the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota when they were stolen in 2005.
Persons:
Judy, Oz, Robert Wilonsky, ”, Rhys Thomas, “, Michael Shaw, Judy Garland, Shaw, ” Terry Martin, Jerry Hal Saliterman, Martin, Saliterman, MGM costumer, Leonardo DiCaprio, Debbie Reynolds, CNN’s Scottie Andrew
Organizations:
CNN, Public Relations, Judy Garland Museum, FBI, National Museum of, MGM, Smithsonian, Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Tennessee
Locations:
Minnesota, Hollywood, America, Grand Rapids , Minnesota, Minneapolis, Dakota