Early 20th-century stoneware bottle for James Eadie Ltd, Wine & Spirit Merchants, Burton-on-Trent, transfer-printed with the Eadie X trademark and the capacity mark “2 QT.” Handsome treacle glaze and a superb original hand-woven wicker carrier with braided collar—pure bar-cart charm and a great piece of brewery history. Lovely as a decorative, or press into service for dried stems on a country-house sideboard.

Condition is good, timeworn and honest. The wicker shows age darkening, the odd broken reed and scuffs around the base; the stoneware has minor glaze nibbles by the print, an old waxy residue at the mouth and typical firing specks. Structurally sound and displays beautifully.

Height 28 cm (to top of stopper area). Capacity stamped 2 quarts.