Assembly took about 40 minutes, but we’re (hubby) is about a C when it comes to assembling furniture. 
Color is actually black, full stop. No bronze to speak of, but from the many pictures, I expected that. I suppose I would like to have been surprised by a bit of patina that comes from bronze. 
Still styling it, but it’s definitely going to do the trick. Slim enough to not crowd my foyer.