I've never purchased anything made of fiberclay but I'm impressed. The planter is heavy, has a stone-like feel and seems to be well-made. The color is a bit more rusty brown as opposed to the brown depicted on the advertisement photo but I'm happy with it. I gave it a 4/5 because there was a misalignment on one of the planters during production (you can see the line where the two halves of the cast were glued).