Brigitte Bardot’s personal items sell for nearly €1m at auction in Paris
Personal items belonging to the late French actress and activist Brigitte Bardot were auctioned in Paris for nearly €1 million, far exceeding initial estimates. The proceeds will benefit her animal welfare foundation and her son.
Why it matters
The auction highlights the enduring cultural legacy of the star, while also noting the controversy surrounding her later-life political views.
Brigitte Bardot in Paris in 1982. An auction of her personal belongings has fetched almost 20 times its estimate. Brigitte Bardot in Paris in 1982. An auction of her personal belongings has fetched almost 20 times its estimate. Brigitte Bardot Brigitte Bardot’s personal items sell for nearly €1m at auction in Paris Dog collars, guitars and self-portraits among 285 objects, with money going to her animal welfare foundation and son
Prefer the Guardian on Google An auction of the French film star turned animal rights activist Brigitte Bardot’s personal items fetched nearly €1m (£858,000, US$1.15m, A$1.61m) in Paris on Monday, almost 20 times the estimate, according to the auction house Millon.
A total of 285 objects ranging from straw hats, sunglasses and nightgowns to tableware and furniture from Bardot’s homes in Saint-Tropez in south-eastern France and Paris generated tremendous enthusiasm, Agence France-Presse reported.
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