This lamp is gorgeous and it looks exactly what I thought it would look like. The base is a very heavy marble. It was really easy to put together. The bulb, or shade has a few bubbles on it, which is disappointing, but you can only tell if you’re up close. I knocked down a star for the functionality of the lamp. It really is a novelty lamp. It does not provide much light. If you’re trying to read under it in a dark room, or even trying to illuminate a corner, this is not the lamp for you.