This lamp is indeed quite beautiful!  The shade is not white as depicted in the picture, but linen which is slightly off-white or ecru perhaps.  Still a lovely shade tho.  I purchased this lamp based upon the color.  In the picture, the glass appears to be a dark blue (which I wanted), but in fact the color is a VERY light aqua blue, not the deep aqua blue as pictured.  That is the reason I gave only 4 stars.  All in all, still a great lamp and a great value!