Auctioneers listed a presale estimate of $800,000 to $1.2 million for the dress before it was withdrawn.
A blue and white checked gingham dress, worn by Judy Garland in the"Wizard of Oz," hangs on display, Monday, April 25, 2022, at Bonhams in New York. A judge has blocked the planned auction of the dress, scheduled in Los Angeles on Tuesday, May 24 put up for sale by Catholic University of America after being rediscovered there in a shoebox during a renovation. Auctioneer Bonhams listed a presale estimate of $800,000 to $1.2 million for the dress before it was withdrawn.
of Hollywood memorabilia in Los Angeles on Tuesday, put up for sale by Catholic University of America. The dress was rediscovered at the school last year in a shoebox during preparations for a renovation.Auctioneer Bonhams listed a presale estimate of $800,000 to $1.2 million for the dress before it was withdrawn.
Hartke died in 1986; a niece, Barbara Ann Hartke, 81, filed a lawsuit against the school and the auctioneer earlier this month after media accounts that the dress was going up for auction. In a filing opposing the lawsuit’s request for the injunction, the school’s attorneys said that as a Dominican priest, Hartke had taken a vow “to never accept gifts in his personal capacity” and so the dress couldn’t be considered part of any estate.
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