This is the real deal. Beautiful brass (ours was plain brass, not black). Simple. Excellent quality. Comes with hardware for install. With a few extra parts. Installed 4 of them. Ended up getting ecosmart LEDs from Home Depot. I think dimmable is a must for this fixture. Careful with traditional incandescent bulbs. Fixture is pure brass: will get very hot. Use LEDs. Also, use good bulbs/long lasting, as they are difficult to remove (or change), especially if you use standard size bulbs.