Good lamps. The brass is a nice whitish brass that matched perfectly with my wall art, not too yellow of a brass. The black is matte which looks great! The metal is sturdy and a good thickness and the lamps hold their positions great. The only complaints are the knobs and then the screws on the sides. The knobs for the light switch come off so while placing the lamps I lost one, I later found it but just be careful while mounting the lamps that you don’t lose the light switch knobs. The screws on the side of the lamp are pretty short making it feel a little less secure. I wish the screws were longer with also adding maybe an extra two for the top and bottom of the lamp and not just the sides. But These were minor things,  I still think this product deserves  5 stars.