A pair of Birkenstock sandals owned and worn by Steve Jobs has sold at auction for €210,253.
The sandals had been worn frequently by the Apple founder, who died in 2011.
California-based Julien's Auctions said the sandals were 'well used, but still appear intact'.
His ex-partner, Lisa Brennan-Jobs, says the sandals formed part of his simple uniform, meaning he never had to worry about what to wear in the morning.
2KDTN54 New York, USA. 08th Nov, 2022. Steve Jobs' personally owned and worn Iconic Birkenstock Sandals (with book and NFT), estimate $60,000 - $80,000 is previewed before auction at the Hard Rock Cafe Times Square in New York, NY, on November 8, 2022. (Photo by Efren Landaos/Sipa USA) Credit: Sipa USA/Alamy Live NewsThe sandals had previously gone on display in museums in Germany and Italy, as well as in Birkenstock's first United States store in New York in 2018.
The brown suede sandals were accompanied by an NFT. The auction house said, "the winner of this item will share in the exclusivity of Jobs' history as the sole owner of the NFT".
An NFT is a unique and non-interchangeable unit of data stored on the blockchain.
