Minneapolis | A pair of iconic ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz and stolen from a museum nearly two decades ago sold for a winning bid of $US28 million ($43.8 million) at auction on Saturday (Sunday AEDT).
Heritage Auctions had estimated that they would fetch $US3 million or more, but the fast-paced bidding far outpaced that amount within seconds and tripled it within minutes. A few bidders making offers by phone volleyed back and forth for 15 minutes as the price climbed to the final, eye-popping sum.
