Brigitte Bardot's Personal Collection Goes to Auction at Drouot
On September 21, 2026, the Millon auction house will host a sale featuring 285 items from Brigitte Bardot's residences in Saint-Tropez and her Paris apartment at Hôtel Drouot. The auction aims to raise funds for her Foundation and her son, Nicolas-Jacques Charrier, with an estimated total of approximately 90,000 euros. Public viewings will take place from September 15 to 20, 2026. Under the direction of Juliette Morel, the collection includes a rattan 'Emmanuelle' armchair, Repetto ballet flats, and a black tutu. Valuations are modest: the chair and amber glasses are expected to fetch 120–150 euros each, while the typewriter is estimated at 200–300 euros and the tutu at 400–600 euros. This auction commemorates the 40th anniversary of Bardot's Foundation, following her 1987 sale. Bruno Jacquelin remarked on Bardot's absence.
Key facts
- Auction of 285 lots from Brigitte Bardot's homes takes place on September 21, 2026, at Hôtel Drouot, Paris.
- Sale organized by Millon, with proceeds going to Bardot's Foundation and her son Nicolas-Jacques Charrier.
- Estimated total: approximately 90,000 euros.
- Public exhibition from September 15 to 20, 2026.
- Auctioneer Juliette Morel directs the sale; Alexandre Millon uses the Altuglas gavel from Jacques Tajan's 1987 auction.
- Items include a rattan 'Emmanuelle' armchair, Repetto flats, Olivetti Lettera 22 typewriter, and a black tutu worn on Paris rooftops.
- Estimates range from 120–150 euros for glasses and chair to 5,000–10,000 euros for a Sempé caricature.
- The sale echoes Bardot's 1987 auction that funded her Foundation, now celebrating its 40th anniversary.
Entities
Artists
- Brigitte Bardot
- Nicolas-Jacques Charrier
- Juliette Morel
- Frank Guillou
- Alexandre Millon
- Bruno Jacquelin
- Jacques Tajan
- Carzou
- Sempé
- Léonor Fini
Institutions
- Millon
- Hôtel Drouot
- Fondation Brigitte Bardot
- Repetto
- Olivetti
- Guerlain
- Le Journal des Arts
Locations
- Saint-Tropez
- France
- Paris
- La Madrague
- La Garrigue
- rue de la Tour
- Hôtel Drouot
- 75009 Paris