Chris Hollingshead was one of many amused witnesses that posted a photo to Facebook.

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"It must have taken five hefty lads to move it," Simpson told the Isle of Wight County Press"It's great people are talking about it, but I wouldn't want to encourage anybody to cause a hazard for traffic."

The prank could have been planned at the nearby bar.

"It must be the same people who tied balloons round its neck and put tinsel over it for Christmas," Lisa Choi, owner of The Taverners, told Isle of Wight County Press. "They've gone one step further this time."

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Atlanta art and antiques appraiser and auctioneer Allan Baitcher (right) takes bids during a 2020 auction. Baitcher and his company, Peachtree Antiques, are being sued by a Florida multimillionaire who says he paid them $20 million for fakes. (AJC 2020)

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