Antiques Roadshow guest tears up over heartbreaking memory as ring given staggering price
Antiques Roadshow guest tears up over heartbreaking memory as ring given staggering price
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WARNING: This article contains spoilers from Antiques Roadshow. An Antiques Roadshow guest was in disbelief as she discovered the true value of a ring that was tied to a sad family memory. On the American version of Antiques Roadshow, a guest presented expert Sarah Churgin with a stunning diamond ring at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Arkansas.
However, it took no time before the owner went into detail regarding a near-death experience in the 1980s that left her family “panicking”. “My daddy bought this ring for my mum after she fell into the Arkansas River off of our houseboat”, she began.
“The Delta Queen was docking at the Island Harbour Marina in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. And we were docking our houseboat and mama fell in and she couldn't swim and the undercurrent pulled her under and she didn’t come back up. And so we were all panicking and we thought she was drowning.”.
Thankfully, the incident didn’t end in tragedy as she continued: “And finally, daddy and my brothers jumped in and I jumped in and we found her and we pulled her back up. “And daddy was so upset, he sold the houseboat the next day and bought this ring for my mother. We always used to kid her saying ‘Mama, you’re wearing our houseboat.’ We were just glad to have our mother safe and sound, you know?”.
