The first burglar heaved a large rock or paving stone through the glass door of a Manhattan boutique. It was before 5 a.m. on Christmas Eve at the Dennis Basso store on Madison Avenue, home to some of the world’s most expensive fur coats.

The thieves, three discriminating speed shoppers who skipped the merely pricey, got what they came for: They stole millions of dollars’ worth of sable coats, some valued as high as $200,000.

In a section of the East Side chockablock with jewelers and clothiers that cater to movie stars, socialites and other habitués of the retail stratosphere, shootings and stabbings may be exceedingly rare. But the area is not immune to audacious thievery: In 2014, smash-and-grab bandits stole $700,000 in watches from a Cartier shop on Fifth Avenue.

The police said they had not identified any suspects in the Basso break-in, but the men’s escapades were captured on surveillance video that should give investigators a good start.