If you are looking at the pics online for their use,,you may find several !! A common tactic since no one uses place card holders anymore is to give other uses for today !! So you get " Vintage place card holders or could be used as ______ !! It helps your sale !! And then again some just may not know what they are and are guessing !! But the upright leaf at the back would tell me they are card holders,,card rests against the upright leaf,, decorative part at front is lower so you can see the name and look pretty !!