The Wizard of OzThe iconic blue-and-white checkered gingham dress with white collared top had been missing for decades but was found in July 2021 at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.,Now that it has been rediscovered, the dress will be auctioned in Los Angeles on May 24 in the "Bonhams Classic Hollywood: Film and Television" sale, according to a news release from the CUA. The proceeds from the sale of the dress – valued between $800,000 and $1.
The dress is reportedly one of only two dresses from "The Wizard of Oz" that still has the original white blouse, and is one of only four blue-and-white pinafore dresses from the film that are in existence, according to Bonhams.The dress being auctioned off next month has been matched to the scene in which Dorothy faces the Wicked Witch of the West in her castle, according to the CUA news release.
"Important costumes from this iconic movie rarely appear on the auction market and to be able to pinpoint the scene in which this was worn by Judy Garland is thrilling," Helen Hall, Bonhams’ director of Popular Culture in Los Angeles, said in a statement.The other dress with the original white blouse was sold by Bonhams in 2015 for more than $1.5 million, the news release said.
The iconic blue and white checkered gingham dress with white collared top had been missing for decades but was found in July 2021 at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., Fox News Digital previously reported.
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