Brigitte Bardot's personal belongings sold at auction in Paris for almost €1 million
Personal belongings of French actress and animal rights activist Brigitte Bardot sold at auction in Paris for almost € 1 million.
Personal belongings of French actress and animal rights activist Brigitte Bardot sold at auction in Paris for almost € 1 million The total amount was about 20 times higher than the initial estimate of lots, reports The Guardian.
“Brigitte Bardot has once again proved herself to be an outstanding alchemist: she has turned the lots, tentatively valued at about €50,000, into an amount of almost €1 million, including commission fees,” said auctioneer Alexander Millon.
Millon auction house exhibited 285 items from the Parisian Bardot house and her residence in Saint-Tropez. Among them were clothes, accessories, dishes, furniture and other personal belongings of the actress. About 3,000 buyers from France and other countries registered to participate in the auction.
One of the most expensive relative to the initial evaluation of lots were two dog collars belonging to the actress' pets. At the initial valuation of the pair at €30, they sold for €9.4 thousand. Addresses attached to the collars included Bardot's name and phone number. The buyer was a Russian citizen.
The self-portrait of the actress went under the hammer for almost €40 thousand, and the typewriter on which she wrote her autobiography - for €4.6 thousand. Two Bardot guitars sold for €8,600 and €1,900, while three soft seal toys sold for almost €2.200.
Proceeds from the auction will go to the Bardot Foundation for the Protection of Animals, as well as to her only son Nicolas-Jacques Charier.
Brigitte Bardot was born in Paris in 1934. She made her film debut in 1952 and starred in more than 50 films during her acting career. Among the most famous paintings with her participation are “And God created woman”, “Truth”, “Private life” and “Viva, Mary!”. The film “Truth” was nominated for an Oscar in the category of foreign films.
In 1973, Bardot completed her acting career. Afterwards, she focused on animal welfare and founded her own charitable foundation, which helps animals and advocates for them.
Bardot died on 28 December 2025 at the age of 91. According to the husband of the actress Bernard d’Ormal, the cause of Bardot’s death was cancer. The funeral of the actress took place in the French city of Saint-Tropez.
