It's very nice, very heavy and looks great etc... but unless you take every ounce of strength to constantly tighten the base so that it doesn't spin, the seat is wobbly! The lever at the top is to tighten the mechanism of the seat to the base so that the seat doesn't just spin around freely but when it's free, it's wobbly. It's fine when it's tightened but there have been a few occasions when it came loose and I have to keep tightening it. Aside from that, it's beautiful.