I am in LOVE with this lamp.  It feels like a super high end piece and is really substantial.  The box that it came in was huge so I actually thought I had misread the measurements.   However, it was just very carefully packaged.  My only complaint is that the little piece that is used to turn on the lamp was missing but it was easy to locate one.  It wasnt enough for me to return it.  Plus, it is just a really great lamp.