This chandelier looks like an antique but with out any broken pieces or corroded metal that an expensive antique would have. It is brilliantly sparkly ( we chose the Strass crystal which was worth the extra money). The classic traditional style of the gracefull arms make it a time-less piece that will hang in my foyer forever. My experience with the ATG company has been excellent, the employees are very knowledgeable about their products and spent a great deal of time with me on the phone to answer my questions, I have also purchased from other branches of the ATG company like the Fixture Universe and had the same great experience. I not only reccomend this chandelier, I reccomend using the ATG web sites to purchase anything you need!