We are very happy with this purchase. This Mason arc lamp was exactly what we were looking for. We just bought a house , so money is tight but this lamp was a good decision. It's good quality materials. When the parcel arrived, it was very very heavy and somehow, heavy feels like better quality to me. Pretty easy to assemble. The one part that was tricky was the piece that extends the arc, at first  we couldn't figure out how to pull out the piece, but in the end, wiggling it out slowly worked just fine.  Now that it's assembled , it looks very nice in our library room and gives off lots of light. I was afraid that it could possibly fall over, but now that I feel  how heavy the base is, I don't worry about it. Great purchase.