Just received this lamp, and really like it.  Put it together myself. Easy to put together even alone if you just think ahead a bit.  Put the marble base on it's side in order to screw in the pole pieces, but it would be easier with two people. The marble base is beautiful, but as others have noted, the lamp shade is very cheap.  The tape at the edges is mis-aligned, and looks just glued on poorly.   I'll probably replace it at some point.