The mirror arrived well packaged and undamaged. I noticed another review described glue showing...my mirror does not have that issue, although when I made an effort to look at an angle between the mirror and frame, I could see some glue (see photo). The gold is definitely more of a light gold - similar to UMBRA products, such as their gold wire photo frames. I included a photo of the mirror next to one of my lamps, which is more of a warm brass gold - however, the photo doesn't adequately show the difference. Along the outer edges of the mirror, you can see were the frame was attached to the other part of the frame/backing (photo included). I don't find this to be an issue though.