I received the table via delivery today. Packaged very well. It was delivered in good condition. Very Heavy, solid piece of furniture. Color is true to picture. Base is indeed metal. It looked like wrought Iron but its more shiny than I expected. Muted metal. It took half an hour to assemble working with the heavy metal was a little challenging getting things to line up. But I like it. Happy with my purchase. Picture is without the leaf. Which is NOT hidden inside the table when not in use contrary to previous Q&A.