This looked absolutely gorgeous in the pictures. Packaging was superb. However, it appears to be a rather plain metal with some sort of brownish glaze painted over the metal. We actually thought it was rust when we first opened the box. I tried scrubbing it off with a Magic Eraser, and most of the glaze came off nicely. I suspect it was there to hide any imperfections in the metal?  Then assembly took another 3 hours. We broke several of the small glass pendants but luckily there were a few extra.  It looks much better assembled, but I'm still worried about the metal and if it will turn or rust anytime soon. I don't think I would have purchased this if I had seen it first.