The box arrived damaged so I’m assuming that’s how the chip in the wood happened. However, there was black goopy stuff on one of the brass legs, no idea what that was. Two of the screws didn’t align with the hole on the bottom. I was able to get one in after some time but the other was impossible. It still functions without the one but a bit disappointing. That said, I do love the look of them. I guess you get what you pay for but I was really hoping for better quality at 300 a piece. Not sure if I will keep them or not