CHRISTIE’S DALLAS

I ran into Capera Ryan yesterday afternoon walking her long haired dachshund. She had a cell phone pressed to her ear, which seems to have been the state of affairs all week. Even though Christie’s’ Dallas office is closed until after the New Year, Ryan’s phone is ringing non-stop with clients who want to sell stuff. Ryan says: “They even called me on Christmas Day, so I think everyone is going, hmm, I wonder if I can sell this?” meaning a lot of people got expensive gifts they didn’t like. When you get a sweater from Neiman’s that doesn’t fit, you return it. When you get a David Hockney print that doesn’t look good over the sofa, you call Christie’s.