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An unimaginable 86 years because the launch of “The Wizard of Oz,” it has been a busy time for auctions that includes iconic gadgets from the movie traditional.
Following the sale of a pair of Dorothy’s ruby slippers a 12 months in the past for $32.5 million and a present public sale that includes the hat worn by Depraved Witch of the West Margaret Hamilton and gadgets worn by Judy Garland as Dorothy Gale, a brand new public sale is upping the ante!
‘Wizard of Oz’ Witch Hat & Dorothy Costume Go Up for Public sale
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From December 9-12, Julien’s & Turner Basic Motion pictures are teaming as much as public sale practically 1,500 items of cinematic historical past, amongst them an ornate wall torch from the Depraved Witch of the West’s fort.
The merchandise’s nameless proprietor describes it as “one of many solely surviving set items” from the 1939 film.
The steel torches had been removed from incidental items of the set — they’re extremely seen, and Hamilton’s Depraved Witch makes use of certainly one of them to mild her broom on hearth in an effort to set the hapless Scarecrow (Ray Bolger) ablaze.
In response to Julien’s Auctions, the torch was bought on the legendary 1970 MGM public sale, and there have solely been two homeowners within the 55 years since.