GiftBay Wedding Cake Stand Tapered 18" Round, Gold This beautiful tapered cake stand is handcrafted in our factory using expensive brass heavy gauge metal sheet. The gold color that you see is almost natural brass finish obtained by polishing/buffing, and then it is further accentuated to impart a gold sheen by applying a protective gold lacquer finish. No paint is used. The top surface is 18" Round and height is about 5" It is so beautiful that our customers send feedbacks, "Pictures don't describe the true Beauty." Hand embossed by our expert artisans on the sides and on the top surface with a very beautiful design. The legs are cast of brass metal with a unique design. Though it may feel lighter when you first open the box and pull it out, but it made of solid and sturdy brass sheet, and it should be able to withstand the weight of any normal size part multilayer cake weight.