A pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz” is on the auction block nearly two decades after a thief stole the iconic shoes, convinced they were adorned with real jewels.

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.

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.

FILE - Sequin-covered ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in "The Wizard of Oz" appear at the offices of Profiles in History in Calabasas, Calif. on Nov. 9, 2001. Reed Saxon / AP ...

A pair of ruby slippers, famously donned by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz,” has been returned to its owner for the first time since they were stolen in 2005.

One of four pairs of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in "The Wizard of Oz" are on the auction block next month after they were stolen in 2005.

Including the Dallas-based auction house's fee, the unknown buyer will ultimately pay $32.5 million for the pair of iconic ruby slippers that were stolen from a museum nearly two decades ago.

Judy Garland's iconic ruby slippers from "The Wizard of Oz" are on the auction block nearly two decades after a thief stole the iconic shoes , an attempt to pull off "one last score." ...

Over at Heritage Auctions, a pair of the Ruby Slippers worn on-screen by Garland in the classic MGM musical fantasy film, are up for auction with a current (as of this article’s writing) bid of ...

A mobster on his death bed will not spend any time in prison for his theft nearly two decades ago of the iconic ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in the famous 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz." Terry ...

Terry Jon Martin, 76, was sentenced to time served and ordered to pay $23,500 in restitution for stealing a pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore while filming "The Wizard of Oz" -- because ...