A Maud O'Reilly painted pottery figure of a kookaburra, circa 1926, in rich tones of cobalt, mauve, brown, grey and white, seated on a pedestal covered with gum leaves and gum nuts glazed grey and rich turqoise, 29 cm high incised signature M. OReilly, painted signature Md OReilly, titled kookaburra, dated 1926, S/Biko