Brigitte Bardot’s personal items sell for nearly €1m at auction in Paris
An auction of her personal belongings has fetched almost 20 times its estimate. Photograph: Duclos/APView image in fullscreenBrigitte Bardot in Paris in 1982. She also became increasingly active politically on the far right, alienating some fans in her later life with her hardline public views on immigration.
- ▪An auction of her personal belongings has fetched almost 20 times its estimate.
- ▪Photograph: Duclos/APView image in fullscreenBrigitte Bardot in Paris in 1982.
- ▪She also became increasingly active politically on the far right, alienating some fans in her later life with her hardline public views on immigration.
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Brigitte Bardot in Paris in 1982. An auction of her personal belongings has fetched almost 20 times its estimate. Photograph: Duclos/APView image in fullscreenBrigitte Bardot in Paris in 1982. An auction of her personal belongings has fetched almost 20 times its estimate. Photograph: Duclos/APBrigitte BardotBrigitte Bardot’s personal items sell for nearly €1m at auction in ParisDog collars, guitars and self-portraits among 285 objects, with money going to her animal welfare foundation and sonGuardian staff and Agence France-PresseTue 22 Sep 2026 03.14 EDTFirst published on Mon 21 Sep 2026 20.27 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleAn 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…
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