If it's good enough by appointment to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, it's good enough for me! I actually bought this because not only do I have an enjoy the OCR pattern, but my grandmother had a vase with not SO dissimilar flowers which I still treasure. These flowers from Royal Albert are FAR more intricate and compliment the accompanying vase (or others you may have in your home) very nicely! My hope is that Royal Doulton will return with some more of the sets of flowers so I can double the amount of flowers in the vase like they did on TV during the demonstration -- I think that will REALLY bring it to life. However, for now they look great on a table in my entry hall.