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French goldsmith's son and grandson, Lucien Gaillard (1861-1933) entered his father firm as an apprentice in 1878. Thanks to his father's talented silver works Lucien Gaillard explored different metallurgical procedures such as gold-plating, alloying and patination to achieve great results. He was awarded a gold medal for his engraved objects at the 1889's Parisian International Exhibition and took over his father workshop in 1892.
In the 1900's, passionate and inspired by Japanese craftsmanship and Lalique's work, he turned to jewellery, creating Art Nouveau jewels with materials such as horn, mother of pearl or ivory which he combined with precious stones and enamels. Thanks to his delicate designs and to his Japanese goldsmiths, engravers and lacquer artists, his jewels met fame at various Parisian Salons exhibitions from 1901 to 1909.