La Cerámica de Miguel Ruiz Jiménez

PLATE OF THE CLOVER

The border is decorated with an orle of partitioned atauriques alternating between gold and blue.
The interior circular ledge has a chain stitch in gold which frames the central motif of a clover.
Size is 30,5 x 5 cm.

PLATE OF THE SHEATHS

Its central decoration is a star of twelve semi-superimposed sheaths, interiorly decorated in gold, with an exterior border in cobalt blue.
The upper border has five disymetrical palmettes and other floral motifs in gold.
Size is 30,5 x 5 cm.

PLATE OF THE OVAL SHAPES

Plate inspired by the Nazarites, with decotarion along the external border consisting of Moorish aches that frame the central motif, formed by calligraphic stylizations developing into a star shape of four points. Its surrounding contain pointed oval shapes filled with atauriques in cobalt blue, with lobulated borders in gold.
Size can be 59 x 8 cm. or 46 x 6 cm.

PLATE OF THE PALMETTE

A plate of Nazarite influence with a disymmetrical palmette motif, which is characteristic of later decoration. The exterior border is decorated with enterlace pointed arches.
Size can be 46 x 6 cm. and 30,5 x 5 cm.

NAZARITE PLATE WITH ARCHES

A version of a very characteristic and representative Nazarite plate. The original is located at the Hispano-Musulman Museum of the Alhambra. The total absence of gold makes one think that the process was not completed.
The great central motif of atauriques is framed by two ornamental bands, one with merlons and the other with spurs, both of them in gold.
The external border has a blue braid with two arches in an "ajimez" manner.
Size can be 59 x 8 cm., 46 x 6 cm. and 30,5 x 5 cm.

PLATE OF THE STAR

It is decorated with a central motif of a star based on symmetrical bow-like designs, in cobalt blue filled with atauriques and floral motifs in gold in an alternating positive and negative manner.
The upper border has six geometrical drawings and ornamental bands with calligraphic and floral stylizations.
Size can be 59 x 8 cm. and 30,5 x 5 cm

PLATE OF THE ATAURIQUES

A plate of Nazarite inspiration with a central motif formed by interlaced atauriques of a star shape.
The exterior border also has eight symmetrical atauriques.
Size is 30,5 x 5 cm.

PLATE OF THE CIRCLES

It has a central motif, a lobulated star of eight pointed.
The interior edge is decorated with an orle of spurs, and the exterior with circles done in gold, filled with a variety of floral representation.
Size is 30,5 x 5 cm.

PLATE OF THE ARCHES

A beautiful piece of Nazarite ispiration with a graceful disymmetrical bow-like design, done in cobalt framed with gold.
The exterior border has a similar decoration but forming arches in a negative manner.
Size is 30,5 x 5 cm.

PLATE OF SANTA CATALINA

A beautiful sample of a Manises plate, with a principal figurative motif and an exterior orle with gothic calligraphic of "Santa Catalina Guárdanos".
The original piece is located in the British Museum in London.
Size can be 46 x 6 cm. and 30,5 x 5 cm.

THE PLATE OF THE STAG

Plate formed by faunal decoration, customary in the Golden Pottery of Manises during the fifteenth and sisteenth centuries.
It has a stag surrounded by golden bow-like designs and pointed arches along the border which are outlined in blue and filled with floral stylizations.
Size can be 46 x 6 cm. and 30,5 x 5 cm.

THE MUSICIAN'S PLATE

It is based on another Nazarite piece, located in the Hispano-Musulmán Museum of the Alhambra.
The central motif seems to represent a woman who is playing the rebeck. It is finished off along the border with an orle of grotesques.
Size 30,5 x 5 cm.

CONCAVE PLATE WITH OVOLI

An important piece with a geraldic central motif, representing a griffin in cobalt blue, surrounded by eighteen ovoli with alternating motifs of atautiques, pine cones and reticles.
The exterior border has an orle in palmette gold in a negative manner.
Size can be 49 x 14 cm. and 34 x 10 cm.

CONCAVE PLATE WITH "ALAFIAS"

Its central motif has symmetrical atariques forming a star of four points.
The border is decorated with six ornamental borders of quadruple "alafias".
Along the curved parts lie pointed-crossed arches with filigree in its interior.
Size can be 49 x 14 cm. and 34 x 10 cm.

MONUMENTAL PLATE

The reverse side is decorated with intelaced motifs forming rhombus and rectangular shapes filled with geometrical and floral motifs of alternating positive and negative desing. The obverse has a blue star bow-like central motif. The spaces are decorated with positive "atauriques" a filigree work. The curved part has a triangular gilt reticle, with the inside full of geometrical and floral motifs alternating positive and negative.
The outer rim of the plate is decorated with stylized gilt filigree cobels and background filigree, set in a blue band with a symmetrical dividing line of medallions forming a negative gilt star.
Size is 104 x 14 cm.