New Milton Advertiser – Wick Antiques in Lymington puts anglers’ priests, including one owned by Queen Victoria, on market

26th April 2023

We have been featured in the New Milton Advertiser & Lymington Times.

‘A collection of fishing ‘priests’ hailed as “the world’s finest” and including one owned by Queen Victoria is now on the market after being acquired by a New Forest antiques dealer.

The collection of 97 priests – coshes used by anglers to finish off their catches – includes the oldest known example in the world, inscribed with the date 1718.’

Read the full article here – https://www.advertiserandtimes.co.uk/news/world-s-finest-catch-of-fishing-priests-for-forest-antique-9309823/

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