Beautiful granite block.  First order arrived broken from shipping.  Replacement arrived intact.  The breakage of the first item could have easily been avoided with better packing materials.  Had just a thin (under 1/4" thick) layer of styrofoam. 

Actual stand functions well.  It did blow over once (and did not break) during a storm when we had gusts of 70mph, but has stood firm in all other weather.