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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

Brigitte Bardot’s personal items sell for nearly €1m at auction in Paris

An auction of the French film star turned animal rights activist Brigitte Bardot’s personal items has fetched nearly €1m (£858,000, US$1.15m, A$1.61m) in Paris, almost 20 times the estimate, according to the auction house Millon.

A total of 285 objects were auctioned, ranging from straw hats, sunglasses and nightgowns to tableware and furniture from Bardot’s homes in Paris and Saint-Tropez, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported.

Source: The Guardian

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