Selfish-ridges Pan

WHAT do you buy the couple who have everything? Well, if the lucky newlyweds in question like to cook, then you could do worse that these choice kitchen accessories.

But with the joint price-tag for this cooking pan and cutlery set coming in at more than the average house, you will not have much change left for a new hat to wear on the big day. And you probably would not want to put them in your dishwasher.

Selfridges is catering for a demand for luxury items by launching a diamond-encrusted cutlery set priced at £200,000.

Meanwhile, Harrods is tapping into the same market with a "show-stopping" gold and diamond-studded cooking pan priced at £100,000. The department store describes the two-handled pot as being "probably the most precious pot in the world".

Made by renowned German cookware firm Fissler, it contains 200 diamonds of varying sizes.

Meanwhile, the 144-piece solid-silver cutlery set is made with 4,000 diamonds weighing a total of 74 carats.

The head of Selfridges' home department, Kit Li-Perry, said: "This wonderful cutlery set is catering for customers who have a passion for craftsmanship of the highest order where money is no object. We know this is exactly what some of our customers want from Selfridges and we are delighted to be able to satisfy their expectations."

The cutlery set is made to order and goes on sale at Selfridges Wedding Shop.

Harrods will display the luxury pan in its second-floor cook shop from September to October.

It is also made to order for the eye-watering price tag.