{"id":27748,"date":"2026-09-23T12:01:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T12:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=27748"},"modified":"2026-09-23T12:01:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T12:01:01","slug":"brigitte-bardots-285-personal-belongings-were-expected-to-bring-about-e50000-at-a-paris-auction-instead-they-fetched-e953531-nearly-20-times-the-estimate-as-her-widower-criticised-the-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=27748","title":{"rendered":"Brigitte Bardot\u2019s 285 personal belongings were expected to bring about \u20ac50,000 at a Paris auction; instead, they fetched \u20ac953,531, nearly 20 times the estimate, as her widower criticised the sale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134433215,imgsize-334225,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/brigitte-bardots-285-personal-belongings-were-expected-to-bring-about-50000-at-a-paris-auction-instead-they-fetched-953531-nearly-20-times-the-estimate-as-her-widower-criticised-the-sale.jpg\" alt=\"Brigitte Bardot\u2019s 285 personal belongings were expected to bring about \u20ac50,000 at a Paris auction; instead, they fetched \u20ac953,531, nearly 20 times the estimate, as her widower criticised the sale\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>French actress and singer <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/brigitte-bardot\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brigitte Bardot<\/a>&#8216;s personal items have fetched about \u20ac1 million at auction in Paris. The amount is 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\u2019s homes in Paris and Saint-Tropez, were auctioned, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Two dog collars, with an ID tag bearing Bardot\u2019s name and a telephone number, estimated at \u20ac30 for the pair, were sold for \u20ac9,400 to a Russian buyer. A self-portrait fetched nearly \u20ac40,000 while the typewriter she used to write an autobiography raised \u20ac4,634. Estimated at between \u20ac300 and \u20ac500, two of her guitars soared to \u20ac8,600 and \u20ac1,900, while three stuffed toys representing baby seals sold for nearly \u20ac2,200.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>About 3,000 French and international bidders registered for the auction. <!-- -->\u201cBrigitte Bardot has once again proved to be a remarkable alchemist: she transformed about \u20ac50,000 in estimates into nearly \u20ac1m, including fees,\u201d the auctioneer Alexandre Millon said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>Bardot, who died in December 2025 at the age of 91, later transitioned into an animal rights activist in her career. She became famous through the film &#8220;And God Created Woman,&#8221; in which she played a woman who confidently embraced her desires. This was considered scandalous at the time and therefore fascinated many viewers all the more. Until the early 1970s, Bardot appeared in approximately 50 films. She was one of the most photographed women in the world at that time.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>In 1973, Bardot gave up her acting career and dedicated her life to endangered animals. She auctioned off parts of her possessions to establish her animal welfare foundation. She also became increasingly active politically on the far right, alienating some fans in her later life with her hardline views on immigration. <!-- -->Bardot was convicted five times for hate speech, particularly about Muslims, and up until her death she expressed her pleasure at the rising share of the vote gained by the anti-immigration National Rally party.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>The proceeds from the auction will go to her animal welfare foundation and to Nicolas-Jacques Charrier, her only child. Founded by the actor in 1986, the Brigitte Bardot Foundation says it has taken in 13,000 animals through four shelters and 150 partner facilities, supports 350 groups in France and operates in 70 countries.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>\u201cThis sale is the logical continuation of the one she herself organised in 1987 with her most precious belongings to create her foundation,\u201d Ghyslaine Calmels-Bock, the managing director of the Bardot Foundation, told AFP after the sale. \u201cToday, her fight continues through this auction.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>A &#8216;joke&#8217; that turned wrong <\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Two days before the auction, Bardot\u2019s last husband, Bernard d\u2019Ormale, described it as a \u201cjoke\u201d. \u201cThese are personal items,\u201d he said. <!-- -->\u201cWhy hold this sale? For the animals?\u201d He said it amounted to a \u201cdisrespect to Brigitte\u2019s memory\u201d. Her belongings should have been preserved as part of her legacy, he told AFP, adding that Bardot \u201cwould not have agreed to this sale\u201d.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>The foundation rejected the criticism, saying the auction had been approved by the board in June when the widower was its president. D\u2019Ormale said he had not understood the auction would involve such personal items. The dispute comes days after he was removed as head of the foundation, a role he had held since Bardot\u2019s death.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/rest-of-world\/brigitte-bardots-285-personal-belongings-were-expected-to-bring-about-50000-at-a-paris-auction-instead-they-fetched-953531-nearly-20-times-the-estimate-as-her-widower-criticised-the-sale\/articleshow\/134433042.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>French actress and singer Brigitte Bardot&#8216;s personal items have fetched about \u20ac1 million at auction in Paris. The amount is almost 20 times the estimate, according to the auction house Millon. 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