A Russian porcelain Easter egg with daisies, possibly Imperial Porcelain Factory, circa 1890. The pink ground egg with a spray of daisies & greenery spread diagonally about the egg, the apertures with gilt bands. Height: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm).

The Imperial Porcelain Factory in St. Petersburg completed a large series of Easter eggs with decoration influenced by Japanese floral & botanical prints. The sprays of blossoms & greenery were generally arranged in diagonals similar to that on this Easter egg. For other examples in this style, seeTamara Kudriavtseva & Harold Whitbeck, Russian Imperial Porcelain Easter Eggs. Русские императорские фарфоровые пасхальные яйцa (London: Merrell, 2001), pp. 254-259.