These lamps are absolutely gorgeous. To me they are a throw back to Victorian properly machined by hand quality work of art. I can just picture some skilled engineer standing at a lathe producing  perfect works. The opaque  lampshade is also a quality piece. I have not tried them yet as i am awaiting bulbs. That is the one small gripe i have with the lamps is no bulbs provided. I looked at a lot of lamps before deciding on these, and they also did not provide bulbs. I am delighted with these lamps and would highly recommend them. They also have some Heft to them so sit nicely beside my bed, with no fear of them being knocked over. All in all ...Lamp Heaven.