gorgeousSeptember 7, 2008 ddl(New York City) The picture doesn't do it justice. Its shape alone is a means of aesthetic reflection; as Ralph Waldo Emerson in his essay Nature notes, the best in art and architecure reflects the shapes of nature. The crackle finish adds to its interest and it goes with my color scheme, green and blue, having properties of both. It was well packaged and arrived in perfect condition.