Spode Blue Italian 12-Piece Dinnerware Set | Service for 4 | Dinner Plate, Salad Plate, and Mug | Made of Fine Earthenware | Dishwasher Safe (BlueWhite)

Spode has been in business for 250 years and it's heart-warming to know I can have a dinnerware set based on the antique blue and white transferware from the first half of the 19th century for modern day usage! I can use this in my oven or microwave and if it breaks, I can replace it! Although the mugs were manufactured in China, I would like to remind everyone that the Dutch and English merchants of the 17th and 18th century were importing blue and white ceramic wares from China where it was originally manufactured for commercial trade. The British contribution was to invent "transferware" around 1750 created by transferring an etching on thin paper to the ceramic piece and then firing it. Thank you!

The media could not be loaded. I’m so thrilled to have received the SPODE Blue Italian as it came as a gift from my husband (& more of this collection since I want a set for 24 of White & Blue from England)! I’ve inspected the items and none was broken. It came really well-packaged. Bonus is that it arrived a day earlier than expected! Would recommend the store & items bought. Both dinner and salad plates say “Made in England”; the mugs are “Made in China”, though. The dinner plate is “scalloped-shape”. I saw some & minor imperfections mostly at the back but I attribute those to being that it’s supposed to have as it’s handmade pottery.

I ordered two sets and fell in love with the design and quality. All items arrived in great condition. Just note that plates are made from England but the mugs are made from China.

I love my Spode Blue Italian 12 piece set. It was packed well and was in perfect condition. The plates are made in England and the mugs are made in China. Now I know for many this is very frustrating, and I must admit I wish it was all still made in England too but unfortunately it isn't so I will continue to add this pattern to my collection regardless of where the pieces are made.

This is beautiful dinnerware. I especially like this edition because of the mugs- it's really why I made this purchase since these 'cottage' mugs are so difficult to find and so expensive to buy on their own. I like that the set is Made in England and not in China. I have some larger Blue Italian mugs made in China and they are lighter in weight and not as quality as the England made pieces. I don't like when this pattern is faded and vastly prefer the deepest, most brilliant blue possible. These are not the latter, but they are a good, stong blue, nonetheless. I tried my luck and bought an Amazon Marketplace Open Box edition of this set and saved substantially...All the pieces were perfect, just the box was a bit damaged, so it was a great value to boot. If you like the pattern, at whatever price, these are great-looking dishes.

Love the dishes- very nice but one of the coffee mugs arrived broken. The seller offered to refund me for one mug which does no good. I asked for the set to be replaced - no response from the seller. The dishes were not packed in a secondary box- they were shipped in the original box. I’m surprised more we’re not broken. I would buy the dishes again but not from this seller.

This is a pretty, functional everyday inexpensive set that is dishwasher/microwave/stovetop/oven (?) safe. Although inexpensive, it is not unsightly or blurred prints sloppily applied as some reports of cheap china detail. This looks nice, is well-made for the price, and frankly probably wouldn't break if I dropped it on the kitchen floor; it's not real "ceramic", and made for durability. It may not impress your mother-in-law on a Holiday, but they're really quite lovely and I'm very pleased with them, use them every day, and the price is terrific! Inexpensive, not cheaply or hastily manufactured. The dinner and salad plates are stamped "Made In England", the cups are made in China. :) I say get it! I changed my order from a Marketplace Seller to Amazon and paid a little more just to get it shipped finally.

I love to set a pretty table. I have plain white china, and Noritke Christmas China. This Blue Spode gives me another option for fall and spring. Looks stunning with burnt orange placemats and napkins for fall. Eager to use w pink or yellow for spring.