Only four pairs of the glittering heels used in the iconic movie are known to have survived, and a pair sold at auction in 2012 for $2 million (£1.2m). They were purchased by Leonardo DiCaprio, Steven Spielberg, and a number of other 'angel donors', according to a press release at the time, with the generous group opting to donate them to the museum of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.

However, in December 2024, another pair went to auction with staggering results. This pair of the sparkling slippers, which had been stolen during a 2005 break-in at the Judy Garland Museum and recovered by the FBI in September 2018, had been expected to fetch $3 million (£2.4m). However, the "Holy Grail of Hollywood memorabilia" eventually sold for a staggering $28 million (£22m), making them the most valuable piece of screen memorabilia ever to sell at auction.

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