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title: "«Brigitte Bardot: La Vente»: 285 personal items of the actress put up for sale in Paris — from a ballet tutu to a typewriter"
description: "On September 21, the auction «Brigitte Bardot: La Vente» is being held at the Hôtel Drouot in Paris — 285 personal items of the actress, from a ballet tutu to an Olivetti typewriter. Part of the proceeds will go to her animal protection foundation and to her son."
date: 2026-09-21T11:02:00.000Z
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# «Brigitte Bardot: La Vente»: 285 personal items of the actress put up for sale in Paris — from a ballet tutu to a typewriter

![Brigitte Bardot in a light blouse against a mountain landscape — film stills of the actress whose personal belongings are being sold in Paris](https://xab.info/media/2026/09/21/aukcion-lichnyh-veshchey-brizhit-bardo-parizh/aukcion-lichnyh-veshchey-brizhit-bardo-parizh-1.webp)

## 🎯 Key Points

- At the Hôtel Drouot (Paris) on September 21, 2026, 285 personal items of Brigitte Bardot from her homes in Saint-Tropez and her Paris apartment are being sold.
- Among the lots are a ballet tutu, Repetto shoes, guitars, jewelry, and an Olivetti Lettera 22 typewriter on which the actress wrote her autobiography.
- The proceeds from the sale will go to the Brigitte Bardot Foundation (animal protection) and to her son Nicolas-Jacques Charrier.
- Widower Bernard d'Ormal publicly criticized the auction, stating that Bardot would not have agreed to the sale of such personal items.

On September 21, 2026, the auction «Brigitte Bardot: La Vente» is being held at the Hôtel Drouot in Paris, featuring 285 personal objects that were kept for years in the actress's homes in Saint-Tropez — La Madrague and La Garrigue — as well as in her Paris apartment. The auction is organized by the Millon auction house, which conceived the event not as a collection of celebrity souvenirs, but as "the story of Bardot's life, told through her things." The auction takes place in two sessions — at 11:00 and 13:30 local time — and before it begins, part of the interiors, including the Parisian living room, has been almost perfectly recreated in the Drouot exhibition space, as noted by the actress's personal secretary, Franck Guyot, who worked with her for 37 years.

### What is being sold: from a ballet tutu to a typewriter

Among the most notable lots are Bardot's black ballet tutu, her Repetto shoes, guitars, jewelry, portraits, and an Olivetti Lettera 22 typewriter on which the actress worked on part of her autobiography. Alongside these, the auction features far more everyday items: straw hats, eyeglasses, nightgowns, lighters, tableware, woven baskets, and a Peugeot bicycle. The organizers emphasize that it is precisely this ordinariness that is the collection's main feature: the auction shows not only the familiar image of "BB" — one of the leading film stars of the 20th century — but also the private side of a woman's life who, at the age of 39, effectively left the film industry and devoted herself to animal protection.

### The financial side and the fate of the proceeds

The preliminary estimates for the lots vary widely — roughly from 10 to 20 thousand euros — while most items start from a sum of less than 100 euros. At the same time, the organizers acknowledge that the final price of certain items may rise significantly precisely because of their connection to Bardot's name. The proceeds from the sale are planned to be donated to the Brigitte Bardot Foundation, which works on animal protection, as well as to the actress's only son, Nicolas-Jacques Charrier.

### Contradictory information

A public controversy has arisen around the auction, in which the parties' positions diverge. Bardot's widower, Bernard d'Ormal, sharply criticized the decision to put such personal items up for sale: in a statement to AFP, he said that the actress herself would not have agreed to such an auction, that some of the items should have been preserved for the future opening of her home La Madrague to visitors, and that the argument about the charitable purpose of the sale was unsound, considering the whole situation a disrespect to his wife's memory. The organizers, by contrast, insist that the sale is conceived as a careful, "historical" presentation of Bardot's life through her things, and that the proceeds will go to purposes connected with her legacy — the animal protection foundation and her son. Thus, the fact that the auction is taking place is confirmed, however, the legitimacy and appropriateness of the sale itself remain a matter of dispute between the widower and the organizers.

### Context: the final chapter of Bardot's life

Brigitte Bardot died in December 2025 at the age of 91. The auction of her personal items, taking place on September 21, 2026, becomes one of the last public testimonies to her legacy — not cinematic, but domestic and human. Through furniture, clothing, small details, music, and objects from the actress's own rooms, the collection conveys to viewers and buyers not only the iconic image, but also the everyday life of a woman who, after leaving the film industry, found herself in the fight for animal rights.

## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification

- [From ballet shoes to a typewriter: Brigitte Bardot's personal items put up for sale in Paris](https://wave.rbc.ua/ukr/culture/vid-baletok-drukarskoyi-mashinki-osobisti-1789985502.html) - Основной источник: 285 лотов, Millon, Hôtel Drouot, сессии 11:00/13:30, лоты, оценки, секретарь Франк Гию, вдовец д'Ормаль, смерть в дек. 2025 в 91 год.
- [Auction of Brigitte Bardot's personal items takes place in Paris](https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/8971648) - Подтверждает факт проведения аукциона в Париже.
- [Brigitte Bardot's personal items put up at auction in Paris](https://kazpravda.kz/n/lichnye-veshchi-brizhit-bardo-vystavili-na-auktsion-v-parizhe/) - Подтверждает выставление личных вещей на аукцион.
- [Brigitte Bardot's items to be sold at auction](https://www.fontanka.ru/2026/09/21/76654165/) - Подтверждает дату 21.09.2026 и факт распродажи.

## ❓ FAQ

### Q: When and where is the auction of Brigitte Bardot's personal items being held?
**A:** On September 21, 2026, at the Hôtel Drouot in Paris, in two sessions — at 11:00 and 13:30 local time.

### Q: How many items are put up for sale?
**A:** 285 items, kept in the actress's homes in Saint-Tropez (La Madrague and La Garrigue) and in her Paris apartment.

### Q: Where will the money from the sale go?
**A:** The proceeds are planned to be donated to the Brigitte Bardot Foundation, which works on animal protection, as well as to the actress's only son, Nicolas-Jacques Charrier.

### Q: Who criticized the auction?
**A:** The actress's widower, Bernard d'Ormal, who stated that Bardot would not have agreed to the sale of such personal items and called the situation a disrespect to her memory.