It seemed a lot of money at the time but we needed a large table for its position and bit the bullet. The only concern we had when it arrived is the our of the pipe frame. It is described as being gold and indeed the sales photo shows it to be so. In reality it is brown copper tube which has been burnished to make it even darker. It suits the room so we kept it. To justify the price we call it an Italian work of art! It’s stable and is not flimsy.