Ruby slippers worn by actress Judy Garland in 1939's 'The Wizard of Oz' hit the Heritage Auction block for over $800,000 after being stolen.
for over $800,000, years after they were infamously stolen by a mobster from a museum. The slippers were recovered by the FBI thirteen years after they went missing. The auction runs through Dec. 7, with the current bid set at $812,000 and the next minimum amount set to $825,000. Winston Churchill’s London Home Can Be Yours for $25.2 Million
The slippers were taken by ex-mobster Terry Jon Martin from the Judy Garland Museum in 2005 as he was looking to make “one last score,” the Associated Press previously reported. Martin thought the slippers contained real rubies because they had been previously insured for one million dollars. He was indicted by the Minnesota U.S. District Court and Before being stolen from the museum, the “Oz” slippers were bought by Michael Shaw in 1970. The auction is led by Shaw and Heritage Auctions.
“The Ruby Slippers are a vintage pair of Innes Shoe Co. red silk faille heels with uppers and heels covered with hand-sequined silk georgette, lined in white leather, and the leather soles are painted red with orange felt adhered to the front foundation of each shoe,” the Heritage Auctions description of the slippers reads. “The bows are made of hand-cut buckram cloth and are slightly different in size. Rhinestones rim the bows, which are filled with bugle beads surrounding three center jewels.
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