Nothing brings in the bids like Wizard of Oz props when Hollywood holds an auction.
This month the hourglass used by the Wicked Witch to show Dorothy how much time she has to live, made its way to the auction block and sold for a whopping $495,000.
Heritage Auctions describes the prop as “the most recognizable signature prop from the film,” noting that it was used in the scene in which the witch tells Dorothy: “You see that? That’s how much longer you’ve got to be alive! And it isn’t long, my pretty! it isn’t long! I can’t wait forever to get those shoes!”
Artnet reports the hourglass was the top lot at Heritage’s “Hollywood and Entertainment Signature Auction,” which featured $8 million in movie memorabilia — including a golden ticket to Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory and a robe worn by Charlton Heston as Moses in The TenCommandments.
