Nude pics of Moss and Bundchen in auction block

London: Nude photographs of supermodels Kate Moss and Gisele Bundchen are to be auctioned off and are expected to fetch 1.5 million pounds ($3 million).

Thesun.co.uk reports that an original picture of the legendary French actress Brigitte Bardot is also among the 135 to be sold by German-born collector Gert Elfering. The auction house Christie's said, "The stylised, idealised female figure occupies a privileged place in Elfering's aesthetic."

A few of the prints went on display at Christie's recently in London ahead of the sale in New York to be held in April.