This is an offering for a lovely Charles Ahrenfeldt China Company soup tureen with lid from the floral & gold decorated line that has be named pattern #282. The piece measures 13-3/8" from handle to handle and is about 9-3/4" by 6-7/8" wide at the rim. Ink marked 'C. Ahrenfeldt Limoges for HIGGENS & SEITER NEW YORK CA FRANCE DEPOSE'. The tureen is mint while the lid has a crack from the rim to the center. Shipping for this fine addition to your collection is $19.95.