As others have said, this lamp is sturdy and lovely, but the marble veins are very different on the 2 I ordered. One is almost entirely black, and the other has lots of white veins. So I've ordered a 3rd one in the hope it matches one of the others and then I'll return the odd one. I really like the look of these. They catch just a little bit when turning on, but not a big deal. One of them we will use for reading, but will usually have the 2 on at the same time, so they're a little bright to have at that sight level, and would probably work better as ambient light.