The chandelier came well packaged when shipped. When it arrived my contractor assembled it easily and my wife hung the crystals. I was immediately impressed when i saw it. It is well constructed. Some friends came by to check out our Reno and thought this light cost us over 1k.  We have it on a dimmer over our dining room table at our beach condo. It really looks good and lights the table well. Excellent alternative to the overpriced look a likes IMO!