Damien Hirst Fendi handbag

Auctioneer Christie’s, dealer Alberto Mugrabi and Fendi have teamed up to sell a batch of handbags for a good cause. The bags by big-name artists include the handiwork of Damien Hirst, Richard Prince and Tom Sachs.

The artistically modified one-of-a-kind Fendi bags are being sold online as part of Christie’s annual Bid to Save the Earth charity auction. Damien Hirst’s two bags are swaddled in swirls and dots. The dot version has already received five bids up to $5,600.

Tom Sachs has taken a less reverential approach, torching his white leather satchel to oblivion. Enoc Perez applied  hot pink tropical motifs, while Richard Prince scrawled one of his signature psychiatrist jokes across the back of an otherwise pristine white bag.

These items, plus other fashionable lots, are up for grabs on the Charity Buzz website until April 7.

Tonight Christie’s and Runway to Green’s Bid to Save the Earth event takes place in New York City, hosted by Francois-Henri Pinault – son of Christie’s owner Francois Pinault – with wife actress Salma Hayek, David and Susan Rockefeller and others.

Sale proceeds benefit environmental organizations including Oceana, National Resources Defense Council, Conservation International and Central Park Conservancy.

Damien Hirst Fendi handbag

Enoc Perez Fendi handbag

Richard Prince Fendi handbag

Tom Sachs Fendi handbag