This chair is as close to perfection as I’ve seen.  The ebony finish is gorgeous.  If you look closely you will see the hint of brown in the black.  The caning is the exquisite. It’s the perfect touch to keep the chairs from being to pretentious.  AND the frame is extremely well made/ ultra sturdy. It’s amazing that chair this good looking and reasonably priced is some high quality. The charcoal upholstery is a quality tweed knit.  But in a certain light it seems to have a hint of blue which doesn’t work with my color scheme.  But you could pay me to return these chairs.  I absolutely love them!