I have a Meissen basket that has the asterisk between the hilts. Also on the bottom is another mark which I haven’t seen before. Could anyone enlighten me?

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The “54” is in the porcelain.
For reference, here is the main centrally located mark:

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I know as fact only that the piece (a basket) is at least 100 years old. Any ideas?

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