I ordered these sconces in the "oil rubbed bronze" finish, and they definitely have been painted to simulate that, but it is not oil rubbed bronze. They have a textured matte finish as well. I guess that  the saying" if it looks to good to be true, it probably is" can bet applied here as they are so inexpensive. As long as it isn't going real close to a true oil rubbed fixture/faucet it's fine and I'll keep them since they're going in a spare bath.  All in all, they do shed a lot of light  and the shade color is warm and muted so in a bath where we have no windows they do a nice job lighting the space.