The lamps look just like in the picture.  The base is acrylic, not crystal, but looks great.  Only small issue is one lamp is a bit off center, so the gold part is about 5% turned.  With it being a bedside table lamp, no one would notice.  The lampshades are huge, but I wanted to use the ones I had made for previous lamps, so that was fine for me.  Very pretty and look more expensive than their cost.