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Historic Hollywood Treasures fromthe Worldwide Entertainment Specialists atSaturday\'s Toys
Features the authenticChristie\'s East sale catalogtitled \"A Century of Hollywood\" as was held on May 24, 2000.
- sale House:Christie\'s East.
- sale Title:A Century of Hollywood.
- Date:Wednesday, 24 May 2000.
- Featured Item:Iconic Ruby Slippers fromThe Wizard of Oz(1939) along with other costumes and props from the film
Notably, the Ruby Slippers presented here were worn by JudyGarland during production on the film and presented by MGM in a promotionalcontest. Sixteen year old Roberta Jeffries was the winner and the iconictreasure was presented to her in February 1940 (as detailed within thecatalog). Also of note... this same catalog was saleed in 2024atJulien\'s (Beverly Hills) for an astonishing price: $1,625.00. Thefinal offer price for the shoes in the Christie\'s East sale: over$665,000(a record at that time that has been surpassed in value severaltimes since then.
Also offeredart and artifacts featuring:
- James Dean
- Marilyn Monroe
- John Wayne
- Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz
- \"Gilligan\'s Island\"
- Sonny and Cher
- and many more of the legendary talents of film and television (including the instantly recognizableRolls-Royce from \"Goldfinger\" starring Sean Connery as James Bond)
Measures:8.25\"x 10.5\" (98 pages; 190 lots)
