Churchill China Chelsea Blue Willow 45-Piece Dinnerware Set, Service for 8

by Churchill China

Product Features

• 45-piece dinnerware collection with 8 place settings plus 5 serving pieces
• Each place setting includes dinner plate, salad plate, bowl, teacup, and saucer
• Also includes oval platter, round bowl, creamer, sugar bowl, and sugar bowl lid
• High-fired earthenware with imagery inspired by a legend of Chinese lovers
• Safe in the microwave and dishwasher

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 20 x 13.8 x 12 inches ; 38.8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 41 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0000C0V57
• Item model number: BW 45F 1
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #118,652 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Based on a legend of two star-crossed Chinese lovers, the Chelsea Blue Willow dinnerware from Churchill China has comfortable proportions and romantic imagery. Dark blue on white, the pattern features intricate double borders with a combination of geometric detailing for a fabric-like visual texture. The central imagery depicts a Chinese landscape complete with bridges, a river, trees, and houses. Two doves--reincarnations of the fugitive lovers--hover above the scene. Churchill China adds a slight sculptural waviness to the borders of plates and bowls and the bodies of the teacups for light-catching effects.

Designed for groups, this 45-piece collection includes eight place settings, each with a 10-inch dinner plate, an 8-inch salad plate, an 8-3/4-inch rimmed bowl, a 5-1/2-inch saucer, and an 8-ounce teacup. Rounding out the set, the five completer pieces include an oval platter, a vegetable bowl, a creamer, a sugar bowl, and a sugar bowl lid. Chelsea Blue Willow dishes are made from high-fired earthenware and have a chip-resistant glossy glaze over the transfer-printed pattern. Designed to stand up to frequent use, the line is safe in the microwave, freezer, and dishwasher. --Emily Bedard

What’s in the Box
8 place settings, 5 serving pieces. Each place setting consists of: 10-inch dinner plate; 8-inch salad plate; 8-3/4-inch rimmed bowl; 5-1/2-inch saucer; 8-ounce teacup. Service set consists of an oval platter, a vegetable bowl, a creamer, a sugar bowl, and a sugar bowl lid. 45 pieces total.

Product Description

For larger family occasions this Willow dinnerware set for 8 persons offers you not only the regular place setting but the matching completer items you normally would require when entertaining.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars DO NOT BUY THIS - BUYER BEWARE!!!!!, January 11, 2006

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J. Hewitt - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Churchill China Chelsea Blue Willow 45-Piece Dinnerware Set, Service for 8 (Kitchen)

Second time around - going to quit and get a refund. No more dishes from Amazon. Amazon should consider suspending this vendor as the dishes were improperly packaged and labeled which led to dish breakage. Also no proof or materials enclosed that show if the plates are microwave or dishwasher safe or contain no lead.

Here is my note to Amazon customer service from the first try:

The Amazon box had a slit from top to bottom on one of its corners. It also wasn't properly labeled "i.e. glass, caution, or breakables" to warn the shipper of its contents.

Once I opened the main Amazon box, there were two cardboard boxes that were unlabeled by the manufacturer. On the product description it stated that the china was to come packaged in the manufacturer's original packaging - it wasn't. Both boxes looked like they had been opened previously.

The first box was packaged correctly and had cardboard separators with paper between each item.

The second box was a different story. I knew it was a bad sign when I lifted the box out and I heard a rattle. When I opened it the dishes were laid in there haphazardly with the cardboard separators all jumbled on the bottom so I know someone had already opened it and perhaps it was a return. I was surprised that only three saucers were broken considering the state of the packaging.

Further, I was disconcerted because I ordered the product because it was Churchill and made in England, as stated in the product description. It is misrepresented because the items I received said they were Wessex and made in Malaysia. The outside of the plain cardboard box stated it was made in Columbia! WHAT THE HECK????

I have been a loyal Amazon customer over the years and have been quite happy with my Amazon and Amazon marketplace purchases. This was my first disappointment. I will stick with non-breakables from now on.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Made in Malaysia, but not a bad thing., April 2, 2006

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James (Cyberspace) - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Churchill China Chelsea Blue Willow 45-Piece Dinnerware Set, Service for 8 (Kitchen)

I thought maybe I would be lucky and get the ones made in England. It looks like all of them shipped from here on out will be from Malaysia. With that in mind, you are not getting the several hundred dollar set as the list price indicates. Nevermind that though and look at what you do get.

You a get a very nice set for a very reasonable price. They get the job done in my household. They have held up over the several months I have owned them. No problems with scratches or anything like that. The heat nicely in the microwave. They are about 100 times better than the trendy junk I owned prior to this that cost as much. The feel is great and quality is very high. This is a good deal and a good reason to get rid of your old plates.

*UPDATE 05/07/08*
This dish set has yet to show much wear. I am still very happy with them, although the price has increased about 300% since I bought them.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Set of Blue Willow, December 28, 2004

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Seattle Angela "angelainseattle" (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Churchill China Chelsea Blue Willow 45-Piece Dinnerware Set, Service for 8 (Kitchen)

I got this set of Blue Willow China for Christmas and have been very pleased so far. It is of excellent quality and has done fine in both the dishwasher and microwave. It is true that some of the pieces are a little lighter than others but isn't noticable enough to bother me. I would definitely say this is a set worth owning.