Packaging was excellent. It's a lovely shade, and appears to be worth every penny. It's hard to take photos of light fixtures, but I shot one where you can see the colors of the glass pieces in the shade in the room. I installed it in my library, which as you can see, is a fairly large mahogany-paneled room with the ceiling in mahogany as well, so I needed a lot of light and this fixture provides it. These things are always complicated to install, what with the wire running up through the tube, etc., and this was the usual. o Pros: Excellent value, appears to be a very expensive light fixture, and while there are others for much more, I'm not sure I'd see the difference. Cons: None.

Beautiful pendant lamp. Looking forward to installing it in our front parlor. Only problem was that there was some slight glass chipping during shipping. Also, I got a metal splinter while handling. Still, a beautiful lamp!