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The Air Jordan 1s, designed for Jordan in 1985
and the first ever signature sneakers, were expected to sell for
between $100,000 and $150,000 in the auction.
Known for selling multimillion-dollar art, Sotheby's held its
first auction dedicated entirely to sneakers last year and had
then set a world record of $437,500 for a pair of 1972 Nike
running shoes known as the "Moon Shoe."
"We saw tremendous bidding up until the moment the sale closed,
with the value more than doubling in the final hour alone," said
Brahm Wachter, Sotheby’s director of eCommerce development.
"That coupled with strong international bidding from six
countries on four continents shows not only the incredible
appeal of Michael Jordan... but also that sneaker collecting is
truly a global and growing market."
Like most of Jordan's basketball shoes, they are a mismatched
pair in a size 13 (left) and size 13.5 (right).
The auction coincided with the 35th anniversary of the Air
Jordan brand and the screening of the 10-part ESPN documentary
"The Last Dance" about the Chicago Bulls and Jordan. The final
two episodes of the show are set to air later on Sunday.
The shoes were sold by collector Jordan Geller, the founder of
the sneaker museum Shoezeum in Las Vegas.
(Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Christian
Radnedge and Kim Coghill)
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