These chairs are very pretty and fairly sturdy. The pic makes them look like the leather is black but know that it is actually dark dark brown. I would have given them 5 stars save for the assembly. I have bought and put together a lot of furniture. With these, be aware that they don’t give you the correct number of bolts for each section and you just need to substitute with a different bolt that may be a little longer, etc. In addition, I found it easier to assemble when you switch the first two instructions they provide.