These lamps are so pretty! I had seen a commercial where a woman pulls one out of a box and wanted one. In the commercial, they were light blue. Mine are just like the photo--a clear green. My biggest shock was how short 25 inches is. I was thinking the base was 23 and the shade was 13 and you add those together. Duh. Some shopper I turned out to be. These two lamps replaced my 40 year old brass Stiffel lamps that were really huge. I am slowly getting used to how small these are. I think the silver glisten in the shades is nice but you only see it in the daytime. I am transitioning to beach style and they seem to work. One thing to mention. I bought mine on sale via Joss & Main and paid a fortune for them. They would not price match.. Grab these! You can get 4 of these for the price I paid for two.