This lamp looks better in person than I expected from the picture. The pole and base are very sturdy. The shade looks nice but... The shade is attached via a large plastic nut. That nut attaches to a threaded part that is only pressed into the pole and not actually glued or screwed on. So maybe I got a bad one. I shimmed it a little and its ok now.

If you buy this lamp unpack it outside. The Styrofoam it is packed in is very nasty and crumbled all over.