Judy Garland's prototype dress for 'The Wizard of Oz' priced at £180,000

The prototype dress made for Judy Garland during the classic 1939 film The Wizard of Oz has been put to sale for £180,000. The costume, which was one of the many that were created to determine character Dorothy's look in the timeless film, and featured the blue and white Gingham pinny, that the producers had stuck with for the final dress design, the Daily Express reported.

Though the dress was actually worn by Garland, who was 17 at the time, on film, she can be seen wearing it on set in several images, which too would be sold alongside the outfit.

Catherine Williamson, head of entertainment at Bonhams, said that the dress, which was an early design of the final one and was sold off by the film studio in the 1970s, had helped create the lasting image of "Dorothy we know and love." She added that there was a huge demand for Wizard of Oz memorabilia, which were considered "most collectible in the marketplace."

Meanwhile, the original dress was sold at auction in November 2012 for $480,000 dollars, but another prototype dress sold in 2011 for $910,000.

The auction is set to take place in New York in November 2014.