The lamp is exactly as described and as pictured.  If you are familiar with how to assemble these types of lamps, it really does only take about 15 minutes to put it together.  The key is to pull the cord starting from the top of the arc in order to connect the pieces of the arc and, to understand that the pins that hold the arc pieces together are already lodged within the arc so, you may need to loosen the pins or remove them in order to tighten the inner and then, put the pins back to lock the arc pieces in place.  Interestingly, when the lamp is turned on, the shade appears off white as opposed to plain white when the lamp is turned off.  I am please with the product.