I saw an extremely close version of this chandelier in a specialty shop. The retail price quoted was $1416.00, which is out of my budget. Then I saw this chandelier and thought, "it looks real similar to the high end piece, but do I want to risk that the knockoff is of aweful quality." Well, I went for the risky choice and placed my order. The item arrived in a not so great looking box, and sceptisism was rising that I would be pleased with the product.
Out of the box, I saw that the metal was relatively thin, with very sharpe edges, so please be careful about that. Also, the wires weren't color coded, but my husband figured it out. After mounting the chandelier frame, the crystal pieces had to hand mounted. The crystals were all individually wrapped and well packed with no damage at all to the crystals, so I didn't mind having to handle each one, but gave me an appreciation of the quality of the product. These are real crystal and very heavy, a touch of glamour at a price I can afford. It's a go-go-go on this product.
The results are beautiful! Another childhood dream come true!