>>reporter most of us may not be able to afford this painting by francis bacon. an eye-watering price tag of 26million dollars at auction.... >>but there's a reason why global art dealer christie's -- among others -- are showing record spikesin revenues this year. >>shapero: more people have more and more wealth as the world's population's getting richer in general terms; people are looking to acquire assets - whether they be property, vintage motorcars or antiquarian books, the whole art world is expanding, the collector base is increasing and therefore in due course the prices have to go up. >>tomasso: if you purchased the correct object; if you say kept a very good object for say 10 to 15 years, you probably are likely to double your money. >>reporter: it's not just art -- other high-end collectables are also holding their value. >>this prototype spitfire, the warplane that symbolised the battle of britain is now on sale with a guide price of 13 million dollars -- some consider it a sure fire investment in this volatile climate. >>woodham-smith: there is a new

except possibly da vinci or sir francis bacon. >> well, they said that about global warming, you know and they said something about galileo. >> here is a question for you, andy. would you like to stick around for the lightning round and participate in our discussion of chris brown? >> no, i have nothing to say to him. >> really? >> i will if you want me to. >> it may be kind of fun. >> okay. >> groovy. >> jake gyllenhaal is dead -- tired of being confused with his sister. and a fair and balanced discussion coming up. >>> so does west hollywood frown on chris brown? he has gotten 95 out of 117 recent parking tickets dismissed. so how does the world's worst date catch a break? after he racked up $15,000 in parking in handicaped spaces at his condo, the court ruled he didn't do anything wrong because they were assigned to his apartment from the start. i guess he is not the bad person i thought he was. let's discuss this in our -- >> lightning round. >> you know, andy, i guess he was parking in a handicaped space. >> right. >> given he is a violent moron, does that qualify? >> my thing wa