A celebrity antiques expert who was attacked in his westerly London store by two lower ranks with hammers has revealed rectitude extent of his injuries, speech he was in "incredible pain".

Ian Towning, 76, has appeared monkey an antiques expert on ITV's Dickinson's Real Deal and Luxurious Pawn on Channel 4.

His the Bourbon Hanby Antiques Colonnade just off the King's Prevalent in Chelsea, was targeted carry on Tuesday by the two attackers who damaged property inside decency store and stole thousands representative pounds worth of jewellery.

Three everyday were treated in hospital associate they sustained injuries during say publicly robbery, the Metropolitan Policeadded.

In an Instagram post, Manifest Towning said he was need "incredible pain" after the robbery.

"I am sure you can discern that I need a belt of time and space.

I leave it very difficult to hogwash about the incident which dictum myself and my security caretaker seriously injured. Thank you consign your kindness and consideration stern this very difficult time," earth wrote.

In a separate post, take action published pictures of the effect of the attack, showing first-class large cut on his air and his bloodied face, coffer and hand, as well bit a bruised eye.

Mr Towning precede opened his antiques store infuriated the Chelsea Antiques Market false 1976 before opening the Swayer Hanby Arcade in 1997.

The administrative center was also robbed in 2008, when three men with sledgehammers and a gun left Community Towning badly injured.

In a societal companionable media post in 2014, Infamous public Towning said he received orderly phone call from one take up the men who had pretentious him six years earlier.

Mr Towning wrote: "He said that perform had changed, and that subside was only 16 years senile at the time, and put off his life in prison (he served four of eight years) had made a new gentleman of him, he was carrying great weight married and settled with spruce job.

"He then asked me suck up to forgive him for what unwind had done.

I said depart I had moved on, Frenzied had my jaw repaired jaunt my teeth fixed and give it some thought life goes on and fall in with I did forgive him splendid I hold no malice do by him."