Extremely fragile but Wayfair has excellent return policy. After my first shipment arrived partially damaged, Wayfair shipped a new set to me which also arrived partially damaged even though both sets appeared to be packaged carefully with extra padding for protection. These are not great quality and I would not display these any place where people would be looking closely because they look so cheap in person. But you get what you pay for so I put mine on some shelves and I like how they look from a distance.