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Denby Lucille Teal

Denby Lucille Teal dinner set

Fancy a new set of gorgeous crockery to serve up your Christmas dinner on? Well the lovely folks at Palmers Department Store are offering one lucky Feeding Boys follower this stunning Denby 16 piece dinner service in Lucille Teal worth £89.

If you fancy winning it you need to act quick as this giveaway is only running for a week.

THE PRIZE

Denby Monsoon Lucille Teal 16 Piece Set
RRP £132, currently on sale with Palmers for £89 

Set Contains:
4 x Dinner plates
4 x Salad plates
4 x Soup/Cereal bowls
4 x Large Mugs

Material: Fine China
Washing & Care: Dishwasher & Microwave Safe

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Comments

  4. Lindy Hine says

    I like quite plain crockery – nothing with too fancy a pattern on it. And it has to be tough enough for dishwasher and microwave and the occassional knock!

  10. sue walsh says

    love fine china for special occasions…my favorite colours are blues,reds & greens
    would love to add this range from Denby to my dining table this year:)
    It,s lovely

  16. Miss Tracy Hanson says

    I like plainer designs (or nothing too bright). Like the food to speak for itself and preferably nothing too fragile. Looks gorgeous. Good luck to everyone 🙂 😀 x

  19. Michelle Grundy says

    I know this is old fashioned but I love the old Willow patterned plates? They remind me of my childhood (everyone had a set that was different). I remember my Gran in Bristol had a set, and we used to have fish and chips after the 5 hour drive down, and I’ve never tasted fish and chips like them. When she passed away I took one of the plates as a reminder, and every time I treat myself to Chippy fish and chips, I use it 🙂

  44. Bernie says

    I prefer simple crockery – unlike the plates my Mum favoured when I was growing up – bright and busy patterns :/ Denby is lovely, very simple, stylish and sturdy enough for family use.

  45. Rachel Ray says

    Something bright and cheerful – and often mismatched! I prefer stoneware to bone china (much to my MILs disgust!).

  54. Alison Smedley says

    Twas a night before Christmas when a catastrophe came
    A knocking on my house in the kitchen and more
    The rivers did swell and the house filled with rain
    The crockery I loved all floating through the door

    Twas my Denby best set
    to make christmas complete
    At best a little wet
    floating off down the street

  58. K Mayers says

    I just like solid china. Much less chance of the kids burning their hands plus there’s less pieces (and splinters) if one does get dropped somehow!

  64. Joanne Mapp says

    When I got married (22 years ago!), I received the entire Denby Daybreak set as wedding gifts. Sadly, the plates are no more, but I still use the casserole, roaster and flan dish regularly. Fabulous quality!

  71. Karen Walkden says

    i love the old thick stonehenge range from the 70s which surprisingly i have 🙂 i have various patterns as they all work well together cos they are on the same base colour

  91. Kelly Koya says

    I do love denby, I have their jet stripe, very black and white! This colour scheme looks perfect for afternoon tea.

  92. Hilda Hazel Wright says

    I like chunky old looking stoneware, anything pleasing to the eye! Unusual things, nothing flowery or delicate!

  94. tamalyn roberts says

    i like something with a pretty pattern, practical to eat on and dishwasher proof. i also like to be able to collect matching items

  115. Victoria Riggs says

    I love Denby. We have a service that we got as a wedding present 12 years ago. It is hard wearing, classic and beautiful.

  121. Kerry Clark says

    I love bright colours but most of all it has to be strong enough to withstand my two boys lol

  124. Andrew Halliwell says

    plain. I’m not fussed with frippery. Just gets in the way of the food having a pattern on a plate.

  125. Isabel O'Brien says

    I don’t really have a favourite style. Although I tend to go for modern and colourful. Or modern and plain, like white square plates. Makes me look fancier than I am. 😀

  128. Melanie Gardiner says

    Willow Pattern as it reminds me of my very first job at the willows Tea room where I first discovered the story behind it, that was many years ago now and I still love it.

  129. Maxine says

    the simpler the better, has to have a plain section which you serve food on as seeing patterns beneath the food detracts from the presentation

  140. caroline Johnson says

    Depends on my mood and the food. For everyday use I like the Denby Imperial blue range, love the shape of the cups. For special occassions I love the James Martin Dine range – very elogant and simple so shows the food off to perfection.

  145. Emma Chippendale says

    I love the neutral colours but also brights as well, love denby wear though its well worth its money

  152. Claire says

    I love Denby. We have a dimishing set of a now discontinued Denby Storm, which we’ve had since our wedding, almost 10 years ago. I’d love to be able to replace it with a shiny new set of Denby.

  161. Pamela Clayton says

    I like crockery that will withstand being warmed in the oven, reheated in the microwave, put in the fridge with leftovers and occasionally put in the freezer. I like it to be fairly plain so it doesn’t detract from the food

  164. Tiffany Oconnell says

    I don’t have a favourite type as such, i like what i like. I do like to keep things simple not too fussy though.
    Love denby pottery it’s local too us we visit there often

    @toc83

    Tiffany Oconnell

  184. Julie Davies says

    I like plain crockery, not anything heavily patterned which would detract from the food. This is a stunning design

  186. Janet Dixon says

    I have a Denby dark blue set wich is discontinued which i love – but maybe if I’m lucky enough to win then it would be time for a change :o)

  191. Arabella Bazley says

    I’m sure, if I knew I could afford the price tags, I would love some gilt edged fine china plates and beautiful chargers but I love my few odd pieces of old sage green Denby and the matching baby casserole bowls with lids that I took from my grandmother’s house when we were clearing it. I also took all her battered old spoons and a little crazed bowl I remembered her using to make clotted cream. They are still wearing well.

  196. Arabella Bazley says

    Stumbled you on StumbledUpon but have no idea how to navigate that either (its like the never cleared filing tray in there)

  209. Veronica Pennycook says

    I usually like plain white crockery, but it has to be dishwasher safe and able to take a few knocks and bangs from a 4 year old.

  210. hayley says

    I like just plain stoneware but it must be able to go in microwave and be hardy as in the hands of a 3 yr old

  213. Michelle says

    I like the plainer Denby the most. It’s so hard wearing. We’re lucky enough to have the factory shop just down the road and often visit to see what bargains we can find. I had six big bowls from a trial range for something like a pound each. Gorgeous, crackled duck egg blue inside with wide brown edges. Such a shame they didn’t decide to make the whole range.

  215. Jay Scales says

    This kind really – I don’t like plain white, and don’t like anything where the centre of the plate is patterned, but a simple design round the rim is perfect 🙂

  218. Gillian Holmes says

    Plain cream, goes with everything and cheaper to replace when you break crockery at the rate I do…

  221. Hazel Rea says

    Depends on the occasion. I like stoneware for every day but china for special occasions. I prefer subtle colours and patterns.

  233. Al MacInnes says

    A like thin crockery, with a pale pattern around the edge and white in the middle. Any patter in the middle may hide my food 😉

  235. Beverley says

    I like smooth, classic lines. A simple band or motif, no “handpainted periwinkles” frippery.

  241. Lynda Sanderson says

    I love Denby ………………. it was one of my ‘goal’ buys, love the simplicity which speaks for itself and doesn’t mess with the food.

  247. kerry Locke says

    Anything that I cant break – I am forever dropping plates / mugs / bowls …. Might resort to plastic in the future :0)

  253. Stacey says

    I like plain white crockery. But I lust after Denby crockery especially the Lucille pattern! whenever I see it in a store I have to touch it.

  275. Alison Reid says

    I always choose Fine China, in light colours with the majority of the plates & dishes in white. They always show the food off to its best. So Lucille by Denby is perfect – it even matches the colours in our kitchen, so I’m keeping my fingers crossed, that in the New Year I can ditch my rather dated set, in favour of Lucille.

  281. Helen says

    I do like china cups, I think they make the coffee taste much better, in terms of general crockery, I have no real preference but I prefer crockery that is not too patterned, ie white with a small pattern rather than one all over the plates etc.

  285. Angela - Garden Tea Cakes and Me says

    I like a china in cream and the plate should not be so big they won’t fit in the dishwasher!

  311. Hugh Jones says

    Porcelain for best, stonewear for everyday. I prefer white for the main part so that the food is clearly diplayed, but with a coloured patterned margin round the outside to add interest.

  322. Lesley Bain says

    Denby is my favourite, but no-one ever buys me any! I hinted to my husband…..and he bought me a mug :/
    Love the style and colour of this, thanks for a great giveaway 🙂

  323. Holly Boyd says

    I tend to have miss matching, so when I break a plate I don’t have to search everywhere for a matching one or a whole new set.

  326. Mark Whittaker says

    I prefer simple design, elegant, allow the food to sign augmented by classic crockery

  327. Mark Whittaker says

    I follow on pininterest (Minnie Whittaker) and stumble upon (Mark Whittaker) and am signed up too)

  330. Phyllis Ellett says

    Is a set of Pyrex Chelsea pattern from my mother in law, must be 30+ years old, used everyday, looks as good as new.

  334. Jeremy Hards says

    Plain stoneware as it is more durable. Mine is dark grey with a few chips. A nice new set would be great

  336. Phyllis Ellett says

    Following on Pinterest with ID Phyllis Ellett or phyllgerry can never work out what my user name is on there.

  354. alison c says

    I like plain crockery , however ive always had my mums old stuff so i have half a poppy set and half a set with flowers and birds on 🙂

  359. Anthea Holloway says

    I love to drink tea out of china cups but I like my dinner on more sturdy crockery like Denby.

  361. Gemma Clark says

    I love Cath Kidston 🙂 but with young kids in the house i’d opt for something simple and not quite easy to break

  365. Naomi K says

    I love a mix of old and new designs, I love square plates but I also really lovely elegant shaped cups and lots of gold! lol 🙂

  375. gemma blake says

    I like fairly plain crockery, nothing too busy, and definitely don’t like the plates to be a dark colour!

  388. Laura Pritchard says

    I loved the crockery my gran had, it was white with blue birds & flowers all over it – I have fond memories of that!

  390. rosemary sheehan says

    My brown oval dish and rectangle dish I got 30 years ago from the Littlewoods catalogue

  392. Alison Ruane says

    Smart casual (like my clothes). This set is so elegant I might have to redecorate my dining room!

  417. rebecca nisbet says

    i like modern crockery, with some style to it, i usually try and have crockery that goes with my kitchen aswell.

  419. Leigh Larkin says

    Depends on the occasion. Sometimes white and simple is perfect but at other times I wish I had something with a bit more ‘life’!

  425. Sally Peevor says

    I like unusual shapes – currently we have square plates and cube shape bowls but I love classic bone china too!

  432. Hilary Grey says

    Generally plain white but I also adore my 1930s, deco set which I picked up at a local auction – in the style of Clarice Cliff without the hefty price tag. 🙂

  435. Gul says

    Oh I was just saying to hubby today i really want a proper dinner set.. Have on many occasion walked past staring admiringly at Denby china – If it is meant to be it will be ….

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