As an art history student in the « Paris Sorbonne » and in « l'École du Louvre », I took the habit of spending my free time in the parisian auction house « Drouot ». Compared with the traditional styles, « the Art Nouveau Period » was outstanding and especially , the works of René Lalique. The originality and modernity of his production made him look different from Gallé, Daum or Argy Rousseau. My deep interest in his creations has remained as vivid as it was thirty years ago.