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A replica pair of Dorothy Gale's (Judy Garland) ruby slippers from Victor Fleming's The Wizard of Oz. Gale donned the iconic slippers after her house crash-landed on the Wicked Witch of the East, which incensed the witch's sister, the Wicked Witch of the West (Margaret Hamilton), and made Dorothy a hero to the Munchkins of Oz.

Since the film's release, the ruby slippers have become among the most recognizable and beloved shoes in cinema history. An original pair is housed at the Smithsonian Museum, while replicas of various qualities have circulated between collectors and in mass-produced costumes for nearly a century.

These high-quality, custom-made replicas of the slippers were created by renowned bead artist and conservation advocate Randy Struthers, and appeared onscreen with Struthers in the documentary series Mysteries of Oz: 85 Questions Answered. Modeled exactingly on Garland's primary Gilbert Adrian-designed pair using vintage leather 1930s-era pumps as their bases, they feature hand-sequined silk georgette overlays with pre-aged ruby-color sequins; bows with glass jewels, bugle beads, and rose montee rhinestones hand-sewn onto silk organza; rubber top lifts in their heels; soles covered in leather paper and affixed at front with orange felt; "#1 Judy Garland" marked on their interiors; and Innes Shoe Company embossed stamps.

The slippers exhibit intentional aging to resemble the production originals with cracking and splitting to the leather.

Estimate: $3,000 - 6,000