Discover 42 piece cutlery sets for 6 people, designed to bring elegance, balance and complete table service to every occasion. Perfect for entertaining and everyday dining, each set combines refined design with lasting quality.
"Excellent company, sourcing just what I needed, and at a great price. Delivery was very well packaged. Altogether, I'm a happy customer, with beautiful cutlery in the drawer."
"We wanted something special to use as a bride's knife at our wedding and found the perfect item at Lincoln House. Richard helped us get it specially engraved and provided excellent customer service throughout. We highly recommend!"
Discover beautifully made 42 piece cutlery sets for 6 people at Lincoln House, where elegant design, premium materials and practical completeness come together to elevate the dining experience. A 42 piece cutlery set can enhance your dining experience by providing a coordinated and elegant table setting that feels both considered and luxurious. It is an ideal choice for those who enjoy a fully coordinated table setting, offering the versatility needed for both everyday meals and more formal entertaining. Whether you are hosting dinner parties, gathering family around the table or investing in a set that brings greater refinement to daily dining, our collection is selected for customers who value quality, style and long-term performance.
A well-chosen 42 piece cutlery set offers far more than the basics. It creates a more complete and polished dining experience, ensuring that each course can be served with the right piece while maintaining a consistent and elegant look across the table. These sets represent good value, balancing high quality with an affordable cost, so you can enjoy premium cutlery without compromise.
At Lincoln House, our 42 piece sets typically include:
6 table knives,
6 table forks,
6 dessert knives,
6 dessert forks,
6 dessert spoons,
6 soup spoons and
6 teaspoons,
providing a full 7-piece place setting for 6 people.
A 42 piece cutlery set brings a sense of order and occasion to your table, making every meal feel special and coordinated. A complete cutlery set is perfect for dinner parties, family gatherings, festive occasions, and makes a thoughtful gift.
This makes them particularly well suited to customers who want a more comprehensive service than a standard starter set can offer.
Add the required number of serving spoons, steak knives, pastry forks or other ancillaries to complete your set, drawing on our guide to what's in a cutlery set to choose the right combination.
Crafted from the Finest Materials
Our collection of 42 piece cutlery sets is available in a choice of premium materials, allowing you to select the finish and character that best suits your home and table. The material used in each set is carefully selected for its durability and resistance to rust and corrosion, ensuring long-lasting performance. For modern practicality and enduring brilliance, our 18/10 stainless steel cutlery sets offer excellent durability and corrosion resistance. 18/10 stainless steel contains more nickel compared to 18/0, making it more durable and resistant to rust and corrosion, and is commonly used for fine dining due to its shiny and scratch-resistant surface. Stainless steel cutlery is known for its durability and ease of care, making it ideal for everyday use, and high-quality stainless steel cutlery is resistant to rust and suitable for dishwasher cleaning. For those seeking a more traditional and refined appearance, our silver plated cutlery sets bring timeless elegance to the table, while our 925 sterling silver cutlery sets offer the highest level of luxury, heritage and heirloom appeal. Brands like Denby cutlery are renowned for producing good quality, durable, and aesthetically appealing cutlery sets that are perfect for both everyday use and special occasions.
These materials are chosen not only for their beauty, but also for their ability to deliver lasting quality. Each piece is designed to feel balanced and comfortable in the hand, with smooth edges, refined proportions and a finish that enhances both the look and the experience of dining. High-quality luxury cutlery sets are tested for durability and long-term performance to ensure they meet the highest standards. Many collections also offer a wide range of speciality utensils and serving pieces, including salad servers, fish knives and forks, butter knives, cheese knives, pastry forks, soup ladles, pie knives, steak knives and other serving pieces, allowing you to build a more complete and versatile table service over time.
Elegant Designs for Everyday Dining and Entertaining
At Lincoln House, our 42 piece cutlery sets for 6 are selected to suit a wide range of interiors and table settings, from sleek modern homes to more traditional dining rooms. Cutlery sets are available in a variety of styles, from sleek modern designs to more classic and ornate patterns, reflecting the breadth of our fine cutlery and silverware collections. The collection includes designs that range from clean contemporary lines to timeless classic patterns, making it easy to find a set that complements your dinnerware, décor and personal style. This breadth of choice ensures that your cutlery not only performs beautifully, but also contributes to the overall atmosphere and presentation of the table. A cutlery set can enhance the dining experience by providing a coordinated and elegant table setting, making every meal feel special with a lovely set that adds to your table's visual appeal.
Comfort and practicality are equally important. Each piece in our sets is ergonomically designed for comfort and ease of use, with well-balanced weights that are not too heavy or too light, ensuring comfortable handling during any occasion. Most of our sets are also dishwasher safe, offering the convenience needed for modern living while preserving the elegance and quality expected from premium cutlery. Our quality packaging makes these sets ideal for gifting or special occasions. This combination of style, functionality and ease of care makes a 42 piece cutlery set a particularly versatile investment for both regular use and special occasions, and an appealing alternative to our 24 piece cutlery sets for 6 people when you want a more compact service.
A Complete Cutlery Set for Style, Convenience and Lasting Value
A 42 piece cutlery set is an excellent choice for those who want a more comprehensive service without moving to a larger set, while our 56 piece cutlery sets for 8 cater to those entertaining larger groups. Many of our cutlery sets are available for quick delivery, so you can enjoy your new tableware without delay. It offers the convenience of a complete place setting for six, making it ideal for family dining, festive occasions, dinner parties and thoughtful gifting, and sits alongside our 84 piece cutlery sets for 12 for more expansive entertaining. These sets make wonderful gifts for weddings, anniversaries, and housewarmings, combining practicality with heartfelt sentiment. For weddings, anniversaries, new homes or simply upgrading your own tableware, it provides a practical yet luxurious solution that brings elegance and order to the table. Many cutlery sets come packaged in elegant boxes, making them ideal for gifting.
At Lincoln House, we specialise in beautifully made 42 piece cutlery sets for 6 people chosen for their craftsmanship, design integrity and enduring good value. Whether you are looking for a polished stainless steel set for everyday sophistication, a silver plated set for timeless charm or a sterling silver collection to treasure for generations, our range offers exceptional choice for every style of dining. Many collections also offer a wide range of specialty ancillaries and serving pieces, allowing you to serve everything from roasted vegetables to cake with ease for a more complete table service. Explore the collection to find a cutlery set that brings beauty, balance and complete table service to every meal.
What’s Included in a 42 Piece Cutlery Set for 6
A 42 piece cutlery set for 6 people is the epitome of a complete dining solution, thoughtfully assembled to bring elegance and practicality to every meal. Each set typically features 6 table knives, 6 table forks, 6 dessert knives, 6 dessert forks, 6 dessert spoons, 6 table spoons, and 6 serving spoons—ensuring every course, from starters to dessert, is served with the perfect utensil. This comprehensive collection is ideal for those who love to host dinner parties, enjoy fine dining at home, or simply want to elevate their everyday dining table with coordinated style.
Crafted from high quality stainless steel, each piece in the set is designed for lasting durability and exceptional performance. The stainless steel cutlery is rust resistant and corrosion resistant, making it a reliable choice for both everyday use and special occasions. The sturdy construction ensures that the utensils maintain their shape and appearance over time, while the polished finish brings a touch of sophistication to any table setting.
Comfort is at the heart of every design, with ergonomically designed handles that provide a comfortable grip and effortless control. Whether you’re serving family meals or entertaining friends, these utensils are as practical as they are stylish. The set is also dishwasher safe, making cleanup quick and easy—perfect for busy households and frequent hosts alike.
Presented in a lovely gift box, this 42 piece cutlery set makes a wonderful gift for weddings, anniversaries, housewarmings, or any occasion where you want to give something truly special. The elegant design and great value make it a standout addition to any cutlery collection, offering both beauty and functionality at a competitive price.
With its comprehensive selection of table knives, forks, spoons, and serving utensils, this set is designed to complement a wide range of plates and tableware, enhancing the look and feel of your dining room. Whether you’re upgrading your own collection or searching for the perfect present, this beautifully crafted set brings lasting elegance, quality, and style to every meal.
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Disappointingly small. The ‘rattail’ turned out to be an incised pattern not a proper rattail.
My search continues.
Dear Marcus Barbor
Thank you for taking the time to review your cutlery. We are sorry for your disappointment, however, no one makes the raised rattail – or ‘proper rattail’ that you are looking for.
The traditional English “rattail” (or “rat-tail”) fork and spoon pattern is one of the oldest surviving flatware forms in Britain, dating from the late 17th and early 18th centuries. The “tail” itself was originally not decorative at all — it was structural.
For early spoons especially, the bowl and handle were often forged separately and then joined together. The raised rib on the reverse — the rat-tail — reinforced that junction and concealed or strengthened the soldered join.
Forks evolved slightly differently, but the same principle applied in many early examples:
• The tines/head were forged separately from the stem.
• The handle/stem was then fire-welded or brazed onto the fork head.
• The raised “tail” on the reverse strengthened the weak point where the neck met the fork head.
• On hand-forged examples, the rat-tail was often hand-drawn with hammer work after joining.
Early English Hanoverian forks from roughly 1700–1750 commonly show a very pronounced rat-tail because the construction genuinely needed reinforcement.
By the Georgian period, metallurgy and forging improved enough that the structural need largely disappeared. The rat-tail gradually became shallower and then decorative only. Around the later 18th century, many Hanoverian forks lost the rat-tail entirely.
Most modern “rattail” cutlery is made completely differently.
Modern stainless rattail forks are usually:
• stamped from a single blank,
• rolled and pressed in dies,
• with the “tail” formed by coining/pressing rather than forging.
The tail today is usually just a shallow pressed ridge because:
1. there is no structural joint to reinforce,
2. deep forging is expensive,
3. modern stainless alloys are much stronger than early wrought silver or iron.
Traditional hand-forged silver rattail patterns still exist today from specialist makers, but they are niche luxury production rather than mainstream manufacture.
If you are searching for traditional Rattail teaspoons (you bought 6 from us) with the raised ridge-you will need to search in the antique market.
There isn’t a single cut-off date when manufacturing techniques changed over, because methods overlapped for decades and varied by maker. But broadly:
• Fully hand-forged two-piece silver rattail forks remained common through the 18th century.
• High-end Sheffield and London silversmiths still used forged-and-joined construction into the mid-19th century.
• Industrial drop-stamping and die-forging increasingly replaced them from roughly the 1840s–1880s.
• By the early 20th century, almost all commercial EPNS and stainless rattail cutlery was one-piece stamped construction with decorative tails only.
So the “last” true structural rat-tail forks were probably being made by traditional silversmith workshops into the late Victorian or Edwardian era, but mainstream production had effectively moved to one-piece manufacture by about 1900–1920.
One useful clue when examining antique pieces:
• On genuinely old hand-forged forks, the rat-tail is usually asymmetrical, deeply raised, and organically blended into the neck.
• On modern stamped versions, it tends to be perfectly centred, shallow, and mechanically uniform.
The very pronounced rat-tail seen on early English silver is essentially evidence of the transition from forged multi-part flatware to industrial one-piece manufacture.
I hope this helps inform your search for a ‘proper Rattail’.
We do have a 30-day no-questions-asked returns policy. Your order was placed 30th March 2026, so slightly longer than this time period; however, we are happy to take the spoons back if you no longer want them. Please contact us directly to return them and we will issue a refund provided they are unused, in a new condition, and re-packaged accordingly.
If you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Lincoln House Cutlery.
Highest standard and so comfortable to hold and use.
Hi Maureen,
Thank you so much for leaving us a 5 star review - we’re over the moon!
Thank you for shopping with us and we hope to see you again soon :-)
Lincoln House Cutlery
This was a gift for a chef friend but I opened it to admire it before I gave it to him. It was truely a thing of beauty! When he received it his message simply said ‘Best Pressie Ever!’
Hi, Thank you so much for leaving us a 5 star review - we’re over the moon!
Delighted that your chef friend was delighted with the Forge de Laguiole Butter Knife - and they are right; it is a thing of beauty. I have one at home as well and love it - use it daily and it's always a joy!
Thank you for shopping with us and we hope to see you again soon :-)
Lincoln House Cutlery
Fantastic quality and service!
