From what I know this is how they used to light up brothels ! It’s beautiful and is very very old (antique-vintage) it’s red and beautiful bronze or appears to be so but I’m not 100% on that! It’s pretty heavy ,can get its exact weight upon request ! I paid over $200 for it at an antique/vintage outdoor market! It has some signs of wear but nothing too terrible bad! Happy shopping my fellow “poshers” and trust me when I say that no pictures do it any justice I’m speaking the truth! It’s so beautiful! Has some candle wax here and there but can be removed and cleaned up !