Arte Italica

I am a certified porcelain restorer and this plate hurts my eye when I look at it. The gaps are too large to look naturally old and I've seen better home repairs with Elmers glue. This plate would only look good in a room that is classicly "Shabby Chic."

looks great in the wall unit in the great room--now wish I had another one of a different size to go with it.

not exciting--or even that unusual.

Elegant large mug/bowl. I use them for cereal but unfortunately they are not microwave safe and even though it says in the description they are dishwasher safe...they are NOT. After a few uses in the dishwasher the mug shows some evident cracking and wear so now I hand wash them only. If these cups were smaller they'd be great for cappuccino but they are good for cereal and for dunking cookies. But definitely over priced .

Very pleased with this product. Looks great on my bedroom wall and compliments my Mediterranean bedspread. Colors are perfect for my room. I find the faux cracks and aged look interesting.

Love these cups. Large enough for hot chocolate or soup also. Very, nice and interesting.

These are great for cereal and ice cream, too.

These cups are a great idea that was poorly implemented. They are a bit too big, made from some sort of light weight earthenware. The pewter badge is actually very nice, but too small for the size of the cup. If the cup were a bit smaller (~4" in diameter) and china or high end ceramic, or even if the pewter badge was a little larger...if you like the large size of the cup/bowl. In any event, I will return them. I got an extra set to give as a gift, but would never give these to a friend. Even at 1/2 the price, they would not be of any value to me.

I purchased two bowls as wedding gifts and I returned both of them for credit. They looked cracked and defective. I've traveled all over Europe and was expecting a high quality item. It looks as if these bowls were actually cracked and put together with grout by the manufacturer to recoup some of the cost. This is not the simple crackling that you get from Europeon "aged-hand painted warmth" as described. These are huge cracks with 1/2 inch grout within the bowl. I never saw a bowl cracked to the degree this one was while in Italy for 3 weeks.

These pots are beautiful. I've looked for years for something this nice, and am thrilled to have finally found it. Makes a great gift too!