This is a beautiful piece.  It's actually gold, not silver, which is fine with me.  After reading the other reviews about it being very small I was surprised at how big it actually is! Plenty of room for my used dental floss which is all that I really use it for. I have situated so that I see it when I enter my newly redone bathroom and it just adds that special sparkle to the room. I love it! (Very expensive, though....)