I was so excited and high hopes for these. I got them on sale for a gift, otherwise I definitely would have been sending them back. It appears they have all been sponge-painted in order to give them an "antiqued" look, which isn't antique looking at all. Each ball had a huge label on it, that had to be scraped off, and while I am someone that is very careful in removing labels, there were several that even removed some of the faux "antique" painted-on texture. Overall, not happy with this purchase, but I know they will probably go high on a shelf in a bowl for the person I am gifting them to, so I am hoping they will look good from a distance. Great idea, but poorly executed by this manufacturer for the price they are selling these for.