Rod,
when I first opened this thread, my first thoughts were, nice shape, awful finial. Then I clicked on and expanded the photo and I was wrong, the effect of the bronze overlay is very effective, almost as good as some of the unusual items Andy Coates uses.
What I will say is the bead below the tapered part could do with being a little more round and the transitions between the cap, bead and the bead and taper should be sharper, the 2 curves take just that little bit of crispness away from the overall effect.
But overall, I think it is a very dramatic piece.