I have a large Spode Blue Italian collection. The plates that arrived with this collection are great, sturdy like all my other Spode, appear to be genuine, and have the 'Made in England' stamp. The mugs that arrived with this set are of different quality - the pattern is slightly blurry, there is a 'Made in China' stamp on the back, there are 'bubbles' in the ceramic, and one of the handles developed a crack straight away and I think will fall off soon (it creaks every time I fill up the mug). The mugs are also different from the Spode Blue Italian tea mugs I already own in quality, design and volume, so I query whether they're genuine. If you are looking to purchase this item, I would find a different set without the mugs included.