Valentino. Stellene Volandes tells the story behind Jackie Onassis's epoch-making wedding dress

Mosque lamps serve practical and spiritual purposes, says Robert Hillenbrand. They light up an interior – and the word of God. And few are more magnificent than the Sarghitmish lamp

Chaim Soutine was, by all accounts, dishevelled, sociophobic and a bit mad. Mark Hudson looks at the life of an artist who, for all his faults, made an indelible mark on 20th century art

James McNeill Whistler was a struggling artist when he met the son of wealthy art patrons in Paris, says Christopher Newall. The meeting changed both their lives

All the fun of the fair is to be found in Ross Hutchinson's unparalleled collection of carousel figures. Philippa Stockley hops on for the ride

Richard Baron Cohen confesses to buying a piece of porcelain every other day for 20 years. Lucinda Bredin talks to him about his passion for perfection – and ways to fill the void

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Hoogstraten was a master of illusion, and his 'little deceivers' took Europe by storm. Susan Moore charts the life of the magician in oils

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Acclaimed designer, Nicholas Knightly has created the perfect handbag – Bayswater for Mulberry. And his favourite room, the potting shed at Osborne House, also has a timeless quality. Ahead of the sale of the contents of his former home, Great Witchingham House, he discusses how to evoke a room where everything is in the right place

In and out of Bonhams' salerooms with Sasha Thomas

Sasha Thomas talks to Head of Popular Culture, Claire Tole-Moir, about what makes her sales pop

It's a song that means a lot to many, Sasha Thomas explores Eric Clapton's 'Wonderful Tonight' and Tony Bacon takes a look at the Martin that made it

Maxi Jazz was the charismatic lead sing of Faithless, Nick Reilly explores how he gave a generation of ravers Insomnia