Marjolein Bastin MB vintage costume jewelry

Marjolein Bastin MB vintage costume jewelry
The Dutch artist, writer and jewelry designer Marjolein Bastin (b. 1943) graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts (Arnhem, Netherlands). In 1974, the young artist began working with the Dutch women’s magazine Libelle, with which she continues to work until now. In parallel, she was engaged in writing.
Since the early 1990s, Marjolein began working with several American companies, including Hallmark, which produces postcards, stationery, calendars, souvenirs and jewelry. So, from the beginning of the 1990s, alongside with illustrations and drawings the artist began creating jewelry designs. These designs included an incredible amount of small details – flowers, insects, birds, butterflies and entire sets of the gardener. The ability to notice and carefully depict the smallest details of each plot is precisely the corporate identity of Bastin.
Hallmark artist Bastin created her jewelry pieces for 10 years, mostly in the 1990s. Now these decorations are vintage and highly collectible. Traditionally, they have two markings “Bastin” and the year of manufacture on the back side of decoration, and two letters MB, often on the front side.

Marjolein Bastin MB vintage costume jewelry