The iconic ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in the classic 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz" will be sold at auction on Saturday nearly 20 years after they were stolen in Minnesota.

A pair of Judy Garland’s ruby slippers from “The Wizard of Oz,” which were stolen from a Minnesota museum almost 20 years ago, sold at auction for $28 million Saturday.

Heritage Auctions had estimated that they would fetch $3 million or more. They were on display at the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, in 2005 when they were stolen from a display case.

Heritage Auctions estimates the ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in "The Wizard of Oz" will fetch $3 million or more.

The ruby red slippers worn by Judy Garland on “The Wizard of Oz” are up for auction with bids now surpassing $1 million. The sale will end Saturday.

The iconic ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz and stolen from a museum nearly two decades ago have fetched $US28 million at auction.

One of the pairs of "ruby slippers" used in 1939's "Wizard of Oz" will be auctioned Saturday. The shoes were stolen from Minnesota's Judy Garland Museum in 2005 and found years later.

As "Wicked" brings the story of Oz to a whole new generation, the most famous prop from "The Wizard of Oz" is up for auction. The ruby slippers, worn by Judy Garland and coveted by the Wicked Witch of the West herself,

A storied pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz,” stolen from a museum display in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, then reportedly buried in a clear container in a suburban Minneapolis backyard have a high bid of $1,

The Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids is hosting Ruby Slipper Theft Guided Tours detailing the infamous 2005 theft of the iconic “Wizard of Oz” shoes, as the museum prepares to bid for their return at a high-profile auction,