The slippers had been predicted to fetch $3 million according to Heritage Auctions There's no place like auction! Judy Garland’s iconic ruby-red slippers from The Wizard of Oz went under the hammer. on Saturday,

Nearly two decades after a pair of ruby slippers that were worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz” were stolen from a Minnesota museum, the iconic shoes are set to be auctioned off to the highest bidder Saturday.

The final bid of $28 million was the largest sum spent at an auction for a piece of entertainment memorabilia, the auction house confirmed, beating out the previous record-holder – Marilyn Monroe’s subway dress from the 1955 film The Seven Year Itch which sold in 2011 for $5,52 million (R40m) with fees, the auction house said.