Hope a museum was the buyer and they’ll be on display for the public.
I didn’t realize that Judy Garland wore stolen ruby slippers.
Are they sure those were the ones actually worn by Judy?
The legend is the studio had 4 pairs made in case one pair was ruined,
according to Rhys Thomas, author of “The Ruby Slippers of Oz,” a book about their history.
These slippers are indeed iconic and a symbol of OLD Hollywood's greatness, now a thing OF THE PAST.
The new Hollywoke? NO THANKS.
Probably a homosexual.
Holy cow!!!! What i could do with 28 million.....
I know back in the 80’s the Smithsonian had a pair on display.
So auction houses are fencing stolen goods now?
For that price they had better work.
In Britain, when they still had 20 shillings per pound, auction prices were in guineas, worth 21 shillings. The seller was paid the bid price in pounds, the auction house retaining the bid price in shillings as their fee. That works out to slightly more than a 4.76% fee. The $4.5 million dollar fee on a $28 million price is over 16%.
I hope the auction made it clear that they’re not REAL rubys. 🫣
The Movies channel had several Judy Garland movies last week. I think it was “Harvey Girls” where she called another character a “yellow dog,” obviously as an insult.
It brought to mind “Yellow Dog Democrats,” the 1980’s conservative Democrats, precursors to the 1990’s moderate “Blue Dog” Democrats.
Intrinsic Value: The perceived value of an asset, as opposed to it’s current market price. Often effected by the aesthetic or artistic quality of an object.
IOW, The buyer decides on how valuable it is, based on how much they’re willing to dish out.
Think of that recent exhibit of an actual banana duct taped to a wall, selling for over $2 Million Dollars!
How can they legally auction off stolen property???
They were on display at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC back in the 1970’s.
Are Dorothy’s ruby slippers in the Smithsonian Museum?
The work was funded by a successful 2016 Kickstarter with more than 6,000 backers. The slippers return to view on October 19, 2018, in the museum’s newly renovated third floor West Wing. They are one of the most asked about artifacts at the Smithsonian.
These are people who have far too much money to spend on frivolous nonsense.
Fifty bucks is the best I can do.........
There is at least one pair in the Smithsonian Museum of American History. They’re near The Fonz’s leather jacket and Archie Bunker’s chair.