Poorly made. There were Cracks where the handles meet the bowl, color variations, and the tureen was very dirty. Sent one tureen back for a replacement. The same issues were there on the replacement but to a lesser degree, cracks at the handle bowl interface and color variations and places where there was no blue color where it should have been. It is NOT a fine piece of porcelain. Wonder where is the quality control of the manufacturer and seller? The piece is not worth the money and maybe not even worth half the price.