The piece is absolutely beautiful and a gorgeous dark red.  We were worried that it would be too primary/fire engine red but it's a nice, deep red.  Although it was packaged extremely well, there was still damage to the back where the cords come through from the self.  It had to have been damaged prior to packaging since all wrapping/boxing was pristine.  Delivery people were courteous and careful.  Overall, we still love the stand in spite of needing a simple repair to reinforce the back.