10 of Hollywood's Priciest Pieces of History: From the 'Friends' Couch to 'Oz's' Ruby Reds

2:57 PM PST 12/10/2011 by Andy Lewis, Kyleen James

The economy might be hurting, but the upper end of the Hollywood memorabilia market is still hot -- for the right items. A December auction by Profiles in History of classic props and costumes delivered more than a few eye-popping sales (all to anonymous buyers), though a few items failed to meet their minimum prices and didn't sell.

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