> Ruby slippers from 'The Wizard of Oz' are for sale nearly 2 decades after they were stolen
Ruby slippers from 'The Wizard of Oz' are for sale nearly 2 decades after they were stolen
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A pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz” are on the auction block nearly two decades after a thief stole the iconic shoes, convinced they were adorned with real jewels.
Online bidding has started and will continue through Dec. 7, Heritage Auctions in Dallas announced in a news release Monday.
The auction company received the sequin-and-bead-bedazzled slippers from Michael Shaw, the memorabilia collector who originally owned the footwear at the heart of the beloved 1939 musical. Shaw had loaned the shoes in 2005 to the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota.
That summer, someone smashed through a display case and stole the slippers. Their whereabouts remained a mystery until the FBI recovered them in 2018.
MORE: https://www.wthr.com/article/news/history/ruby-slippers-stolen-auction-dallas-heritage-auctions/287-69e0d32b-32fd-4ce8-967a-2f281605a024