From the second I saw the picture of this lamp I had to have it! It was exactly what I'd been trying so hard to find for months - tall, sculptural, pretty, stylish, heavy & a statement all of it's own. The gold resin base is a perfect colour - not trashy or cheap and the shade looks like real silk & matched the base exactly. It looks fabulous standing on the cream gloss Poetae dressing table (used as a console table) in my lounge.