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Brigitte Bardot was a renowned French actress and cultural icon who passed away in 2025. Her estate included personal items from her residences in Saint-Tropez and Paris.
Personal belongings of the late French film icon Brigitte Bardot fetched nearly €1 million ($1.15 million) at auction in Paris on Monday.
More than 280 items from Bardot’s estate sold for a total of €953,531 including fees, auction house Millon said. Every item found a buyer.
The auction at the Hôtel Drouot lasted almost nine hours. Around 15,000 people had visited the auction house in the six days beforehand to view the personal possessions of the actress, who died in 2025.
The items included personal mementoes from Bardot’s properties in Saint-Tropez – La Madrague and La Garrigue – as well as from her Paris flat.

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