This is something I always looked at in catalogs, but could not afford. The price at wayfair was too good to pass up-I am very satisfied with the product. The top 'half' is impressive: solid and beautifully finished. The bottom is thinner-more like tin but from a little distance back, very beautiful. Now to find a place for it in the house! Koodols to the backers-very inventive for the product to arrive in 1 piece.