Albert Cheuret’s distinctive use of alabaster and bronze in the present ceiling light illustrates the artist’s background in sculpture which he studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris before becoming a decorator. Cheuret’s designs include furniture and lighting, which he regularly exhibited at the major Paris salons and exhibitions, and that were largely inspired by nature as illustrated by the bronze cast owl in the present work which integrates decoration and form. This motif, set against the translucency of the illuminated alabaster shade, evokes an owl in the night sky.