Review of Royal Albert Old Country Rose 24-Dinnerware Piece Set, Service for 4

I absolutely love these dishes. I didn't intend to get them but I was doing a search for a toy tea set for my grandaughter and stumbled across these. I had purchased some paper napkins in this pattern at a tea house and when I saw these I was immediately drawn to them. I grew up very poor and when I got married I didn't register for china because I didn't think anyone would want to spend that much money on me. But when my daughter married I completed her china pattern so she would have a whole set, and when my son got married I did the same for his wife (and when she left him later she took the china with her :< ), so I thought it was my turn! Royal Albert was featuring these dishes at that time with many free things included with a four place setting package. They are just beautiful. I love the roses and the shades of red and pink and yellow. The "sculptured" pieces have porcelain pieces added to the surface with the thinest flower petals and leaves shaped like real flowers. The dinnerware can be washed in the dishwasher on china setting. I was afraid to look at them after the first time I did this, but they came through just fine. The sculptured pieces are not supposed to be submerged-the instructons said to dust them with a soft bruch so that is what I have done. There are different pieces that look like OCR but are made by other companies, so be sure to check the stamp on the bottom of any items not purchased from Royal Doulton. Most sellers will show a picture of the stamp, and a scratch through it or an x might mean it was a second sold through the company employee's store. The items made in China may be knock-offs. The original pieces were made in England, new pieces now are made in Indonesia, and any other location is questionable so do some research before buying. I am so glad I waited to find the best, most beautiful china in the world to be my china.

Product Description
Royal Albert's Old Country Roses is one of the most popular bone china patterns ever produced.A design classic, with a lavish 22-carat gold border is adorned by English roses; Old Country Roses has an enduring appeal for those with a passion for florals and a taste for nostalgia and vintage-chic.Over 150 million pieces of Old Country roses have been sold worldwide since its introduction in 1962.

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