hello Rose - you may well be correct, I'm a little lost on these to say the least - the bowl shape and unusually wide foot seem at odds with anything that I can think of, which is why I made the suggestion of toothpick holder. Would agree re the sherry angle - they remind me of the shape of sherry schooners, although don't know how far that shape goes back - just that I couldn't remember seeing anything similar to this from the C19. Perhaps they aren't that old - may be early C20.