These lamps are lovely, especially for the price paid! They are heavy, well made and the shades are nicely done. They were packaged well with special attention paid to protecting the shades. The only reason they didn't rate 5 stars is that the spheres on one of the lamps are not perfectly straight. This would only be noticed if you were seated directly in front of it and studied the lamp. Because it is being used on a nightstand in the corner of the bedroom, this is not a big enough issue to warrant returning the lamps. After looking at MANY lamps, these are the best in this (and even higher) price range!