The Wizard of Oz Ruby Slippers (recovered 'heist' pair)
- Maker
- Judy Garland / MGM
- Year
- 1939
- Rank
- 1 of 100
The Wizard of Oz Ruby Slippers (recovered 'heist' pair)
The Wizard of Oz Ruby Slippers (recovered 'heist' pair) by Judy Garland / MGM (1939) is ranked 1 in the FLOAT 100 for Memorabilia. It sold for $32,500,000 on 7 December 2024. The single most famous movie prop in existence, and the specific pair at the center of a 13-year heist saga.
What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?
The single most famous movie prop in existence, and the specific pair at the center of a 13-year heist saga.
Screen-worn sequined ruby slippers; stolen 2005 from the Judy Garland Museum, FBI-recovered 2018, photo-authenticated
What is the best-sourced number for it?
- Figure
- $32,500,000
- Kind
- Realized at auction
- Date
- 7 December 2024
Heritage Auctions, Dallas. $28,000,000 hammer; $32,500,000 total with buyer's premium. Pre-sale estimate ~$3M.
This is a realized sale. Somebody paid it. Source.
How this is made
- The figure
- One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
- Realized or not
- A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
- Why no grade ladder
- Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
- Archive
- 2026-08-08