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The pinafore, one of 10 thought to have been made for Garland
in her role as Dorothy in the movie, had been estimated by
Bonhams auction house to fetch between $800,000 and $1.2 million
at its Hollywood memorabilia sale held in conjunction with
Turner Classic Movies.
Described as bearing sweat stains around the neck but in good
condition, the costume was believed to be one of only two such
pinafores that Garland actually wore on-screen for the classic
musical. It was sold to an unidentified buyer bidding by
telephone.
The final price for the dress, made by MGM's famous costume
designer, Adrian, was $1,565,000 including commission.
Officials said they were pleasantly surprised by the final
price.
"But the great pieces should bring a lot of money," Catherine
Williamson, Bonhams' director of entertainment memorabilia, said
after the hammer fell.
Prices of famous memorabilia have soared in recent years. Just a
year ago, the Cowardly Lion costume worn in the movie by actor
Bert Lahr, including the sculpted likeness of Lahr's face, sold
for almost $3.1 million at Bonhams.
The same "Oz" dress was last sold in 2012 at auction for
$490,000, after first having been consigned and sold in 1981 by
Kent Warner, an MGM costume designer who assisted with the
landmark 1970 MGM studio auction.
The most expensive item of movie memorabilia clothing was
Marilyn Monroe's ivory pleated "Subway" dress from the 1955
movie "The Seven Year Itch," which soared to $5.6 million at
auction in California in 2011, while Audrey Hepburn's Ascot
dress from "My Fair Lady" fetched $3.7 million.
A 1963 Volkswagen Beetle stunt car used in "Herbie Goes To Monte
Carlo" sold for $86,250 at Monday's sale.
(Reporting By Chris Michaud; Editing by Jill Serjeant and Sandra
Maler)
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