A pair of Michael Jordan’s sneakers from 1984 bought for nearly $1.5 million at Sotheby’s on Sunday, setting a file for sneakers at public sale.
The 1984 Nike Air Ships are Jordan’s earliest recognized common season game-worn Nikes. The sneakers, the primary pair of sneakers to ever crack the $1 million mark at an public sale, going for $1.472 million, had been acquired by collector Nick Fiorella.
The signed sneakers are from Jordan’s fifth NBA sport in his rookie season, Sotheby’s mentioned. The pink and white sneakers had been designed by Bruce Kilgore.
“To current such a groundbreaking and vital pair of sneakers at this particular public sale in Las Vegas additional solidifies the power and broad attain of the sneaker accumulating group,” mentioned Brahm Wachter, head of Sotheby’s streetwear and fashionable collectibles division. The public sale home started promoting sneakers solely in 2019.
Nike Air Jordan 1 Excessive game-worn sneakers from 1985 bought by Christie’s set the earlier file after they had been bought in August 2020.
Sotheby’s bought a pair of Kanye West “Grammy Worn” Nike Air Yeezy 1 Prototypes from 2008 for $1.8 million in April, however these had been bought in a non-public sale, it mentioned.
