Arrived in good shape and is just as it appears in the photo. We were expecting it to be heavier duty as it is an outside fixture. We asked the company what it is made of before we purchased it: they said iron coated in resin. To us, it feels way too light to have much iron in it. It feels more like it's mostly resin with a few of the parts containing iron. Regardless, we aren't too worried about rust and are happy with our purchase.