A man has been caught on CCTV picking up a statue worth more than £100,000 and putting it under his jacket before walking off with it.

The footage shows a man during the Masterpiece Art Fair which was held at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea on 1 July.

The Metropolitan Police said an employee noticed the artwork, known as The Black Panther, was missing from a plinth at about 13:30 BST and contacted security.

The statue, which measures 14cm high by 37cm, was created by François Pompon in 1925 and is said to be worth in excess of £100,000.

Det Con Pete O'Brien said: "We know he left in a taxi which dropped him at Appold Street at the junction with Primrose Street near Liverpool Street station.

"If you recognise the man or know of his whereabouts please contact police."