From the images I viewed, I thought this lamp was going to have a slightly clear/smoky glass shade, but the shade is plain clear glass.  It also does not come with the cool vintage bulb shown in the images.  The metal base is nice; I like the style and it appears as in the images shown.  After I purchased the vintage bulb and a seeded glass shade, I ended up paying $40 extra.  If you like the base, it is worth it, but I just didn't want you to be confused by the images posted, as I was...  .