The Bentley Styling and Design Team is offering art at Bonhams to raise money for The Christie

Bentley Motors is staging an exclusive art auction at Bonhams, London, to raise money for The Christie, a specialist cancer centre in Manchester, which treats 40,000 patients a year and is an international leader in cancer research.

Bentley Styling and Design team have created individual pieces for auction, drawing on the skills and techniques utilised in their roles and their enthusiasm for art. The collection ranges from the traditional to the contemporary; sculptures set in bronze, wood, metal, and leather through to stunning palette knife and brush paintings on canvas, digital art and photography.

Bentley designer Richard Gilmartin has been raising funds to support the charity since 2001 and is the inspiration behind the exceptional project. Working with his colleagues, Richard aims to surpass his previous fundraising achievements by auctioning this unique collection.

Bidding on all 40 pieces is already open at the Bentley website and ends at midday on December 1, the day of the live auction at Bonhams, when the highest bids will be transferred to the auction room. The auction is an invitation-only evening event for 300 guests, taking place from 6pm to 8pm on Tuesday 1 December 2009 at Bonhams in Bond Street, London.