Mikasa Italian Countryside 45-Piece Dinnerware Set, Service for 8

by Mikasa

Product Features

• 45-piece set includes 8 place settings and 5 serving accessories
• 8 each: dinner plate, salad plate, rimmed soup plate, teacup, saucer
• Also, 12-inch round platter, round vegetable bowl, sugar bowl with lid, creamer
• All-white ironstone textured with finely-ribbed sides and bas-relief garland border
• Safe for dishwasher, microwave, freezer, and oven-warming; gift-boxed

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 24.4 x 17 x 14.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 49 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00080Y21K
• Item model number: DD900-045
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (55 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,051 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Mikasa combines pleasing texture with a solid white finish to create an enduring classic, Italian Countryside dinnerware. Made of hard-wearing ironstone for everyday use, the dinnerware also exudes enough panache to serve brunch or dinner for a more formal gathering. Fine ribbing accentuates the plate borders, as well as the sides of the sugar bowl, creamer, and teacup, while a scrolling, bas-relief garland decoratively bands rims and edges. Glossy and handsome, Italian Countryside makes a fine gift, especially in this all-inclusive 45-piece set.

The eight place settings in the set include one of each of the following: an 11-1/8-inch dinner plate, 8-5/8-inch salad plate, rimmed 9-3/8-inch soup plate, 8-ounce teacup, and 6-1/2-inch saucer. Matching the place settings are four accessories: a 12-inch round platter, perfect for cakes, hors d'oeuvres, a roast chicken, and more; a round serving bowl for vegetables or potatoes; a sugar bowl with a handsome domed lid and oval filial; and a creamer with a gracefully pronounced spout. The sides of the sugar and creamer are fluted as well as ribbed. Conveniently safe for the microwave, dishwasher, freezer, and oven warming at low temperatures, Italian Countryside is exceptionally worry-free. As with most fine dinnerware, sudden temperature changes should be avoided to prevent breakage. --Ann Bieri

What's in the Box
8 place settings, 5 serving accessories. Each place setting consists of: 11-1/8-inch dinner plate; 8-5/8-inch salad plate; rimmed 9-3/8-inch soup plate; 8-ounce teacup; and 6-1/2-inch saucer. Serving accessories consist of: 12-inch round platter; round vegetable serving bowl; sugar bowl and lid; creamer. 45 pieces total.

Product Description

Italian Countryside has long been one of Mikasa's most popular patterns, and is now available in a full set at a fabulous price. The white ironstone body has a soft filligree boarder, and dresses up or down for any entertaining situation. This complete set is a service for eight, including eight dinner plates, salad plates, rim soup plates, teacups and saucers. It also contains one each 12" round platter, round vegetable bowl, covered sugar bowl, and cream pitcher.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

36 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Quality control is TERRIBLE, April 10, 2007

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Horse Dreamz (Colorado) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mikasa Italian Countryside 45-Piece Dinnerware Set, Service for 8 (Kitchen)

I was extremely disappointed that BOTH the 45-piece sets I purchased were defective. There are black speckles, brown spots, even a green spot in the glaze. This is on nearly every single piece. I have contacted Mikasa by their 800 number and was told they were aware of the problem and would send me good sets, but so far nothing has been done. This is creamware and it should be creamy white with no dirty looking spots on it. I love the pattern, the size of the plates, everything but the quality. They really need to address this problem at the factory, and not sell seconds as top quality china!

27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love my new dinnerware set!, October 21, 2005

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Paula Teichman (Chandler, AZ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mikasa Italian Countryside 45-Piece Dinnerware Set, Service for 8 (Kitchen)

This was such a bargain at $199. Not only did I get the service for 8, I also got 5 serving pieces. The set of dinnerware arrived promptly....and the shipping was free. On top of that, I got another discount for spending a certain amount of money. It was a much better bargain than eBay!
One plate had a slight chip. Amazon was wonderful about compensating me for it with no hassles. Since I can buy more pieces to this set, I was easily able to replace the one plate locally with the money refunded to me. Amazon really stood behind the product. I was very well satisfied with the product and service from Amazon. Thanks!

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 7 years of use later: still beautiful, February 16, 2009

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Nathan Beauchamp "ConsumerAdvocate" (Oak Park, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mikasa Italian Countryside 45-Piece Dinnerware Set, Service for 8 (Kitchen)

My wife and i received a set of Italian Countryside Dinnerware for our wedding back in 2000. Nearly eight years later, they are still as nice as the day we received them. We use them daily, and have found the quality to be very high. The only issue we've had is that the handle of one of the coffee mugs has a crack in it that has caused the handle to start to come loose from the mug. Only one of the mugs developed this problem, so I'd say it is an irregularity not a design issue.

I can verify that this is a quality set of dinnerware. If you like the design, you can't go wrong with this set. We also own all of the mixing bowls, large coffee cups and saucers, and two serving trays. All are equally nice and have stood the test of time.