HANDPAINTED KOOKABURRA ON  OVAL WOODEN TRAY CIRCA 1930

A HAND PAINTED KOOKABURRA ON AN OVAL SHAPED QUEENSLAND RED PINE WOODEN BREAKFAST TRAY WITH TWO  ARCH LIKE HANDLES.

 ON THE UPPER SIDE OF THE TRAY IS A HAND PAINTED  BABY KOOKABURRA, SITTING ON A BRANCH OF A GUM TREE. AROUND HIM ARE STYLISED EUCALYPTUS LEAVES IN COLOURS OF RED, GREEN, ORANGE AND YELLOW. 

THE BABY KOOKABURRA IS BEAUTIFULLY REPRESENTED IN OUTLINE AND THE TYPICAL COLOURATION AND FLUFFY NATURE OF THE IMMATURE BIRD. THE EYES AND BEAK HAVE BEEN PAINTED SO THAT IT APPEARS TO BE SMILING. THE BIRD HAS BEAUTIFUL WIDE EYES AND HIS BEAK IS A STRONG BROWN WITH TOUCHES OF LIGHTER BROWN UNDERNEATH. THE KOOKABURRA HAS A WHITE PLUMAGE THROUGH THE BREAST LINE WITH TINGES OF WHITE AND BROWN ON THE EDGE OF HIS TAIL FEATHERS.

THE BACKGOUND OF THE TRAY IS A LIGHT BROWN WITH LIGHTER COLOURING IN PLACES. THE TRAY HAS A HANDLE AT EACH END AND A RIM  RUNS AROUND BOTH SIDES SO NOTHING CAN SLIDE OFF.

SIZE: 46CMS LONG X 30CMS WIDE (IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRAY) AND IS 15.5CMS WIDE AT EACH END.

THE UPPER SIDE SURFACE OF THE TRAY IS LACQUERED.

THIS WOODEN TRAY HAS A HOMELINESS ABOUT IT THAT GIVES IT WARMTH AND MAKES IT FEEL WELL LOVED.

A TRUE PIECE OF "AUSTRALIANA" THAT YOU CAN RARELY FIND.