An antique carved mother of pearl shell, and a decorative plaque, the shell late 19th/early 20th century, probably carved in Jerusalem or Bethlehem, the shell carved in low relief to the centre with the shepherds adoring the infant Christ, the borders decoratively carved and pierced; the black stone plaque inlaid in mother of pearl with a stylised depiction of the Taj Mahal, diameter 14.5 cm, (shell)