A POSH London auction house appears to have been ram raided by a car in a suspected aggravated burglary.
The horror smash occurred in the early hours of this morning and reportedly saw a car crash into the front of a building.
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The Phillips Gallery in Mayfair, closed for the bank holiday, looks to have been the target of a ram raid.
A blue Mercedes appears to have rammed into the front of the upmarket auction house in the early hours of this morning.
The front of the building can be seen completely smashed up with the car stopped on the pavement outside.
The building’s glass door has been shattered and torn from the hinges by the impact of the vehicle.
The blue car, left abandoned on the pavement outside the gallery, has been left with dents and scratches from the impact.
Pieces of the vehicles rear lights can be seen in photos by the door of the building having been smashed in the impact.
Police are treating the incident as an aggravated burglary and have launched an investigation.
Burglars seem to have used the car to smash their way into the gallery and steal valuables.
Officers are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.
They have been unable to confirm if anything was stolen from the auction house.
A crime scene has been set up around the auction house with police tape blocking off the area.
The Phillips Gallery auctions art, design, watches, and jewels worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.
A recent design auction at the London site raised £3.5m in sales.
It is unclear if anything was stolen from the gallery during the suspected burglary.
The Met Police said: “Officers are investigating a suspected aggravated burglary at a commercial property in Berkley Square at 04:14 hours on Monday, 26 May.
“A crime scene remains in place while initial enquiries are conducted.
“If you have any information relating to the incident please contact the Met on 101, quoting 1114/26May.
“No arrests have been made at this stage.”
The Phillips Gallery has been contacted for comment.
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