The sun shone on Scone Palace as the Antiques Roadshow visited Perthshire.
Presenter Fiona Bruce and a host of experts gathered in the baking grounds on Tuesday to look at items brought in by more than 2,000 people from across the area.
One of the more valuable pieces of the day was a rare book owned by the Guildry Incorporation of Perth which expert Justin Croft valued at a cool £100,000.
The “Lockit Book” dated from 1452 and lists every member of the association, which was the trading standards of days gone by, as well as the rules of the association.
It also bears the signatures of several members of royalty, including James VI, Charles II and the present Queen.
It was brought in by Guildryman Louis Flood, who said the key to the book’s value was the way it was made.
“It’s very rare to have anything before the start of the 16th century made of paper usually it’s parchment or vellum,” he said.Photo gallery: Antiques Roadshow visits Scone PalaceHe added that due to the age of the book, it was stored in a fire-proof safe when not on display.
Hugh Maxwell, from Perth, brought a more modern piece to the show, a pastel portrait of Nelson Mandela by former war artist Peter Howson.
Although the piece was only finished in 2005, experts say it is already worth up to £1,500.
Mr Maxwell said he had been inspired to find out more about the image due to Mr Mandela’s condition.
Former commercial diver John Greenwood, from Luncarty, brought along a vintage diver’s helmet, which he bought 15 years ago in England.
After paying £1,000 for it at the time he was delighted to be told the helmet, which has never been used, is now worth up to four times that amount.
It dates from the 1940s and was made by a company called Siebe Gorman.
Mr Greenwood said: “I just fell in love with it and the value was a nice surprise.”
Another stunned visitor was told the vase she had planned on donating to a charity shop was made by Monart of Perth and was worth £700.
Fiona Bruce said she had never visited Scone Palace before and was keen to visit again.A pleasant surpriseWhen I was told I was to visit the Antiques Roadshow, there was no doubt in my mind what I was taking along, writes Kirsty Topping.
I do not own many things of any great age, with the exception of a few inherited pieces of jewellery.
One is a wonderful star-shaped brooch topped with a portrait of a man riding a penny farthing.
It was a racing medal won by my great-great-grandfather in the 1880s.
Although meant to hang from a watch chain, he converted it to a brooch for the woman he married.
When I hand it over to the appropriately-named expert Adam Schoon, I’m not expecting too much.
Adam tells me it was probably not made in the UK as although it is silver, it has no hallmarks. He warns the central portrait, which is painted enamel, is liable to crack if I should drop it but congratulates me on its pristine condition.
My jaw then drops when Adam tells me it is actually worth around £300 guess I will be keeping it under lock and key from now on.