As everyone has mentioned, this is mostly covered with an ugly reddish paint. I happened to have some burnished gold rub (left over from another project), and after application, resulted in the piece looking more like the picture. Never read comments that discussed the extreme curvature which made hanging very difficult. Rather than place it in the guest room as intended, it had to go outside.

Pros: Nice lines
Cons: Ugly color not like picture, extreme curved shape make it difficult to hand