Avon 1987 "Winter's Treasure" Porcelain Egg with Poinsettias, E. Hoffmann
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The winter egg in Avon's Gifts of Nature collection
The Avon Winter's Treasure porcelain egg is a white porcelain egg printed with a cluster of red and white poinsettias, signed E. Hoffmann, with "Winter's Treasure" in gold script on the back. Avon sold it in 1987 as part of the Gifts of Nature Porcelain Egg Collection. The box says it "is the second of a series of four, celebrating the splendid beauty of nature throughout the seasons," and calls the poinsettia, with its "vivid scarlet and snow white flowers," one of winter's treasures.
The four eggs run with the seasons, each a different flower and each signed E. Hoffmann: Autumn's Color and Winter's Treasure are stamped 1987, and Spring's Brilliance (tulips, irises, daffodils and lavender) and Summer's Roses are stamped 1988. Avon's year-by-year egg runs started earlier: in 1984 it sold the Four Seasons Porcelain Egg Series, four eggs with songbirds, and sellers still mix up the two series, listing Winter's Treasure as a "Four Seasons" egg.
Avon didn't make the eggs. The box reads "Created in Japan exclusively for Avon Products, Inc., Distr. New York, N.Y. 10019," and the factory isn't named anywhere on the egg or box. Avon began in 1886 as David H. McConnell's door-to-door perfume business in New York, called the California Perfume Company until 1939, and by the 1980s it sold porcelain plates, figurines and eggs through its representatives' brochures under a "Source of Fine Collectibles" mark. That mark, with "Avon" and the year in the middle, is the only marking on the bottom of the egg. Avon's 1987 issue price for the egg couldn't be found.
It came boxed: the egg sat upright in a fitted foam insert with a round, turned wood stand in a walnut-brown finish, inside a pale green striped box with a framed "Avon Fine Collectibles" label on the front and "Gifts of Nature / Porcelain Egg Collection / Winter's Treasure" on the end. The artist E. Hoffmann signs all four eggs, but Avon's printing names no one, and no biography for the artist could be traced.
This copy is the egg alone, without its stand or box. It shows the green 1987 stamp and the E. Hoffmann signature like every other copy found. With 35 live listings on one day, it is one of the most common Avon eggs, and boxed copies with the stand ask about the same as loose eggs.
Gifts of Nature or Four Seasons?
Avon sold two sets of four seasonal porcelain eggs in the 1980s, and listings mix their names. The back script and the bottom stamp tell them apart. From this copy, boxed copies and listing photos, checked October 29, 2026.
| Version | Bottom stamp | Tells | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter's Treasure, 1987 This egg | Green "Source of Fine Avon Collectibles" ring, © and 1987 | Three red and one white poinsettia, E. Hoffmann signature, one poinsettia and gold "Winter's Treasure" on the back | About 3–3½ in. |
| Autumn's Color, 1987 Gifts of Nature | Sellers date it 1987 | Autumn flowers, E. Hoffmann signature, gold title on the back | Same size |
| Spring's Brilliance, 1988 Gifts of Nature | Source of Fine Avon Collectibles, 1988 | Tulips, irises, daffodils and lavender; Hoffmann signature; lavender sprig and gold title on the back | About 3½ in. |
| Summer's Roses, 1988 Gifts of Nature | Sellers date it 1988 | Roses, E. Hoffmann signature | Same size |
| Four Seasons winter egg, 1984 Different series | Black "Source of Fine Avon Collectibles" ring with no year (seen on the series' spring eggs) | Cardinals, not flowers; box names it "Winter's Bold Beauty"; box is cream or pale green with painted plants | About 3 in. |
- Flowers mean Gifts of Nature. The 1984 Four Seasons eggs each show birds; the 1987–88 Gifts of Nature eggs show only flowers.
- The stamp color. Winter's Treasure's bottom stamp is printed in green and dated 1987. The 1984 bird eggs checked carry the same ring in black with no year at all; their date is only on the box.
- The box. Gifts of Nature boxes are pale green with fine horizontal stripes and a framed "Avon Fine Collectibles" label; the end panel names the egg. The 1984 boxes are cream or pale green with painted seasonal plants and "Avon Four Seasons Porcelain Egg Series" in script on the end.
- The 1994 eggs are different again. Avon's Season's Treasures egg collection of 1994 is credited to M. Zapata and sits on a porcelain pedestal; a seller listing describes it as "Hartford Porcelain which is mixed with resin."
A glossy white egg with red and white poinsettias and gold script
The Avon Winter's Treasure egg is a hollow, glossy white porcelain egg, a little taller than a hen's egg at about 3 to 3½ inches, with a slightly flattened base so it can stand on its own. The front carries a printed cluster of four poinsettias: three red (bright scarlet with darker red shading and fine light veins) and one white (creamy white with pale green veins) set among broad green leaves, some tinged russet-brown. Each flower has a small cluster of yellow and green buds at the center.
Near the lower right edge of the bouquet, the artist's name "E.Hoffmann" is printed in tiny gray-green script. The back is plain white except for one small red poinsettia with its leaves, centered above "Winter's Treasure" in slanted gold script with long swashes on the W and T. On the bottom, a small recessed circle holds the green Avon stamp, and beside it is a small round vent hole into the hollow egg.
- Front: four poinsettias, three red and one white, in a loose bouquet with green and russet leaves.
- Sides: the bouquet wraps partway around; the rest is plain white.
- Back: one red poinsettia above gold script "Winter's Treasure."
- Signature: "E.Hoffmann" in small gray-green script at the lower right of the bouquet.
- Bottom: glazed white with a shallow recessed center; green circular stamp reading "Source of Fine / © / Avon / 1987 / Collectibles"; one small round vent hole.
- Stand (when present): round turned wood cup in a walnut-brown finish.
- This copy: no stand or box. A faint tan grime ring sits around the bottom; the glaze and decoration look clean, and no chips or cracks show in the photos.
Back: Winter's Treasure Front, lower right: E.Hoffmann Bottom stamp (green, around the edge and center): SOURCE OF FINE / © / AVON / 1987 / COLLECTIBLES Box end panel: GIFTS OF NATURE / PORCELAIN EGG COLLECTION / WINTER'S TREASURE Box back: This magnificent handcrafted porcelain egg / is the second of a series / of four, celebrating the / splendid beauty of nature / throughout the seasons. / The glorious poinsettia, / with its vivid scarlet and snow white / flowers and deep green leaves, is truly / one of winter's treasures. / TO CLEAN: / Dust lightly with a soft cloth. / CREATED IN JAPAN EXCLUSIVELY / FOR AVON PRODUCTS, INC., DISTR. / NEW YORK, N.Y. 10019The egg is read from this copy. The box text is read from a boxed copy listed on eBay, since this copy has no box.
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Copies for sale right now
A pick from 35 live eBay listings of the Winter's Treasure egg (some paired with Autumn's Color or Summer's Roses), checked October 29, 2026. Asking prices, not sales. eBay's sold prices need a sign-in, so they aren't here yet. Single eggs asked $3.04 to $16.95, most $8 to $13.
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What series is the Avon Winter's Treasure egg from?
Avon's Gifts of Nature Porcelain Egg Collection. The box calls Winter's Treasure the second of a series of four. The other three are Autumn's Color (1987), Spring's Brilliance (1988) and Summer's Roses (1988). It is not part of the 1984 Four Seasons bird eggs, though sellers often mix the two names.
Where was the Avon Winter's Treasure egg made?
In Japan. The box says "Created in Japan exclusively for Avon Products, Inc., Distr. New York, N.Y. 10019." The egg itself only carries Avon's mark, and the factory isn't named.
Who is E. Hoffmann?
The artist whose signature is printed on the front of all four Gifts of Nature eggs. Avon's box doesn't name the artist, and no biography for E. Hoffmann could be traced.
Did the Winter's Treasure egg come with a stand?
Yes. It came in a foam insert inside a green striped Avon Fine Collectibles box, with a round turned wood stand in a walnut-brown finish. Many eggs now turn up without the stand or box.
How big is the Winter's Treasure egg?
Sellers measure it at about 3 to 3½ inches tall, and about 4 inches standing in its wood stand.
What is an Avon Winter's Treasure egg worth?
Not much. On October 29, 2026, 35 live eBay listings of the egg asked $3.04 to $16.95, and boxed copies with the stand asked about the same as loose eggs. These are asking prices, not sales.
- Owner's photos of this copy, including the signature and the bottom stamp
- eBay: boxed Winter's Treasure, for the box back text (second of a series of four, created in Japan, Avon Products, Inc., New York 10019), the end panel and the stand
- eBay: boxed Winter's Treasure, for the green striped Avon Fine Collectibles box, foam insert and wood stand
- eBay: Winter's Treasure with stand and box, for the 4-inch height on the stand and the green bottom stamp on another copy
- eBay: Spring's Brilliance, for the 1988 egg's flowers, Hoffmann signature, 1988 stamp and matching box
- eBay search for "avon gifts of nature porcelain egg", for the four egg names and the years sellers give them (Autumn's Color and Winter's Treasure 1987, Spring's Brilliance and Summer's Roses 1988)
- eBay search for "avon winter's treasure egg", giving the 35 listings, seller heights and asking prices on October 29, 2026
- eBay: 1984 Four Seasons eggs with boxes, for the 1984 bird series' box, "© 1984" and "Created in Japan" wording, used to tell the two series apart
- CollectionHero: Avon Four Season porcelain eggs, for the 1994 Season's Treasures collection and its resin-porcelain description, quoted from a seller
- Wikipedia: Avon Products, for the 1886 founding by David H. McConnell and the 1939 change from California Perfume Company