Judy Garland ’s iconic ruby-red slippers from The Wizard of Oz went under the hammer. on Saturday, Dec. 7 at a live auction in Dallas, Texas. Surpassing their estimate by $25 million, the shoes sold for $28 million.

Judy Garland's ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz sold for a record-breaking $28 million at auction, surpassing their estimated value by $25 million and becoming the most expensive movie memorabilia ever sold.

The auction of the iconic heels follows nearly two decades after they were stolen from the Judy Garland Museum in Minnesota

A pair of ruby slippers that were worn by Judy Garland in the iconic film, “The Wizard of Oz,” were stolen from a museum nearly two decades ago. They’ve now sold for a winning bid of $28 million at auction.

The shimmery shoes, among the most famous pairs of footwear ever, soared past the pre-auction estimate of $3 million within moments and by the time the bidding war was complete they had become the most valuable movie memorabilia ever sold at auction,

The auction of the iconic heels follows nearly two decades after they were stolen from the Judy Garland Museum in Minnesota

Ruby slippers worn by actor Judy Garland in "The Wizard of Oz" went under the hammer Saturday, and fetched an over-the-rainbow winning price of a record $32.5 million, the auction house said.