Very beautiful and light weight. One can say I am a collector of these gazing balls, I put them all over my yard and just love them. I got this red colored one for Christmas and while it is nice and shinny, it feels like aluminum vs nice solid glass I am typically used to. While I dont mind the light weight aluminum feel, for the price, I would have expected something more heavy duty. Now time will tell if being in the direct sun will fade it or not.