The Nike Air Jordan 1 High shoes, which had an estimated retail price of between $ 650,000 and $ 850,000, were worn by the basketball star during an exhibition game in the summer of 1985 in Trieste, Italy, according to Christie’s.
“It’s reached the top price for sneakers at the auction,” a spokeswoman for Christie’s told CNN.
The high tops were sold as part of a broader online auction of Jordan’s football jerseys from his days playing for the Chicago Bulls. Of the Jordan memorabilia for sale, nine lots went for a total of $ 931,875, including buyers’ fees. on Thursday at the end of a two-week bidding period.
Jordan wore the Nike Air Jordan 1 High shoes at an exhibition game in Trieste, Italy. Credit: Christie’s
The bulk of the total sales came from the signed 1985 shoes, which the auction catalog describes as “a unique kind of Art Jordan by Michael Jordan.”
The shoes are unusual because the sole of the left contains a glass shed, which was lowered there when Jordan threw the glass from the backboard when landing. a powerful slam dunk.
Another pair of shoes, which the Chicago Bulls player wore in a 1992 game, went for $ 112,500 at the same auction, which was run by Christie’s in conjunction with sneaker consignment store Stadium Goods.
Thursday’s sale breaks the previous record, set just three months earlier when Sotheby’s sold some of the player’s Nike Air Jordans for $ 560,000.
“Just three months ago, a pair of Nike Air Jordans broke the world record for the most expensive shoes ever sold at auction – just raised a little over half a million dollars,” Christie’s said on her website prior to her own auction.
Interest in Jordan and its sports memorabilia has increased this year since the release of ESPN’s documentaries “The Last Dance”, which follows the legendary player during the Bulls’ 1997-1998 season.
Christie’s described his recent auction as “the most comprehensive shoe record of Michael Jordan’s defensive career with the Chicago Bulls ever offered in a single sale.”
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