When the lights arrived, they were packed very well with padding. We bought 2 for our kitchen hoping it would give it a amercian diner look with a modern twist & was not disappointed., as we live in an old Victorian house & wanted something with a bit of character. Lovely ribbed clear glass & slight aged affect brass (not yellow) like other reviewers the rim comes loose & sits on the glass, but once balanced right it's ok. Easy to install, but had to get a electron out as one of the lights didn't work. They found out the contacts where the light bulb goes in was not sticking out enough. Because of this I gave it 4 stars. Besides that they look lovely up & also recommend big globe light bulbs just to finish it off.