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Bardot Estate Auction Raises Nearly €1 Million in Paris

Source: South China Morning Post · 21 Sep 2026, 23:46 UTC
Bardot Estate Auction Raises Nearly €1 Million in Paris
Image: South China Morning Post · original report

More than 280 belongings from the estate of French film icon Brigitte Bardot sold at the Hôtel Drouot in Paris for €953,531 including fees, auction house Millon said. Every item found a buyer after an auction lasting almost nine hours, while about 15,000 people viewed the collection beforehand.

Personal belongings of French film icon Brigitte Bardot raised €953,531, including fees, at a Paris auction on Monday, auction house Millon said. The total was equivalent to nearly US$1.15 million. More than 280 items from Bardot’s estate were offered at the Hôtel Drouot.

Millon said every item found a buyer during the auction, which lasted almost nine hours. The sale drew interest before the event. About 15,000 people visited the auction house during the six days before the sale to view the personal possessions.

The supplied material does not list the individual items sold or give their prices. It identifies Bardot as a French film icon and says she died in 2025.

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