Sotheby’s will be holding it’s first sneaker auction
Sotheby’s have announced they will be holding their first sneaker auction this month.
The New York-based auction company will welcome bids online for 100 pairs of the rarest trainers.
One pair that will be on sale is a sample of one of the first Nike running shoes. Pre-sale estimates expect the trainers to fetch a price of $160,000 (€142,165).
Another shoe that will feature is the Nike “Moon Shoe”, which was handmade by Nike co-founder Bill Bowerman for the 1972 Olympic trials. Just a dozen of these trainers were produced.
Wunsch underlined the significance of sneakers in the contemporary cultural market.
No shoes made for women will feature, however, Sotheby’s expect to see plenty of female bidders nonetheless.