Ysl Vintage Chokers
20th Century French Ysl Vintage Chokers
Gilt Metal
20th Century French Ysl Vintage Chokers
Gilt Metal
20th Century French Ysl Vintage Chokers
Gilt Metal
1980s French Artist Ysl Vintage Chokers
Mixed Metal
20th Century French Ysl Vintage Chokers
Gilt Metal
20th Century French Ysl Vintage Chokers
Gilt Metal
20th Century French Ysl Vintage Chokers
Gilt Metal
1980s French Artist Ysl Vintage Chokers
Mixed Metal
20th Century French Ysl Vintage Chokers
Gilt Metal
1980s French Modernist Ysl Vintage Chokers
1970s French Art Nouveau Ysl Vintage Chokers
1980s French Modernist Ysl Vintage Chokers
Gilt Metal
1990s French Ysl Vintage Chokers
Sterling Silver
1980s French Modernist Ysl Vintage Chokers
1950s French Rococo Ysl Vintage Chokers
Rhodium, Silver Plate, Brass
20th Century French Ysl Vintage Chokers
Gilt Metal
20th Century French Ysl Vintage Chokers
Gilt Metal
Late 20th Century French Retro Ysl Vintage Chokers
Steel
20th Century French Ysl Vintage Chokers
Gilt Metal
Late 20th Century French Retro Ysl Vintage Chokers
Gilt Metal
Late 20th Century French Retro Ysl Vintage Chokers
Gilt Metal
20th Century French Ysl Vintage Chokers
1980s European Ysl Vintage Chokers
Gold Plate
1980s American Modern Ysl Vintage Chokers
Gold Plate
1970s French Ysl Vintage Chokers
Gold Plate, Brass, Bronze, Gilt Metal
1970s French Artisan Ysl Vintage Chokers
1980s Italian Ysl Vintage Chokers
1980s French Ysl Vintage Chokers
Crystal, Gold Plate
1980s French Ysl Vintage Chokers
Gilt Metal
1960s American Modern Ysl Vintage Chokers
20th Century French Ysl Vintage Chokers
Gilt Metal
1980s French Artist Ysl Vintage Chokers
Mixed Metal
1980s German Baroque Ysl Vintage Chokers
Silver Plate
20th Century French Ysl Vintage Chokers
Gold Plate
1970s French Art Deco Ysl Vintage Chokers
Mixed Metal
1980s French Ysl Vintage Chokers
Gilt Metal
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Ysl Vintage Chokers
Crystal, Gold Plate
1970s French Ysl Vintage Chokers
1980s French Ysl Vintage Chokers
1970s French Ysl Vintage Chokers
1990s French Baroque Ysl Vintage Chokers
1980s Modern Ysl Vintage Chokers
Gold Plate
1980s French Ysl Vintage Chokers
Gilt Metal
1980s Ysl Vintage Chokers
1980s Ysl Vintage Chokers
Topaz, Tourmaline, 14k Gold
1980s French Ysl Vintage Chokers
20th Century French Ysl Vintage Chokers
1980s French Ysl Vintage Chokers
20th Century French Ysl Vintage Chokers
20th Century French Ysl Vintage Chokers
20th Century French Ysl Vintage Chokers
20th Century French Ysl Vintage Chokers
1980s French Ysl Vintage Chokers
20th Century French Ysl Vintage Chokers
1990s French Ysl Vintage Chokers
1990s French Ysl Vintage Chokers
Gold Plate
Late 20th Century French Modern Ysl Vintage Chokers
Base Metal, Gold Plate
20th Century French Ysl Vintage Chokers
20th Century French Ysl Vintage Chokers
20th Century French Ysl Vintage Chokers
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Finding the Right choker-necklaces for You
Vintage choker necklaces are elegant, alluring and stylish. Cameos, pearls, diamonds and other stones can decorate these necklaces, which come in single or multiple strands. Whether it is a statement piece or a delicate chain, these short necklaces always stand out and turn heads.
The history of the choker can be traced back thousands of years, with Sumerian examples discovered from 2600–2500 B.C. They endured as a popular form of adornment through the centuries, and during the French Revolution they took on a symbolic significance. Women wore ribbons around their throats to mark the passing of those killed by the guillotine. Soon, the plain ribbons were adorned with small cameos and other ornamentation.
European choker necklaces gained a salacious reputation in the 19th century when prostitutes were associated with black ribbons tied around the neck, such as the model in Édouard Manet’s Olympia (1863). Queen Alexandra, Princess of Wales, reversed the trend in the late 19th century by wearing a large pearl and diamond choker, reputedly to hide a scar.
Fashioned from gold, pearls and other precious stones and metals, chokers continued to be worn into the 20th century, alternately statements of wealth and rebellion. They experienced periods of revival in the 1920s, ’40s, ’70s and ’90s for both men and women.
Vintage chokers make a statement with an unmistakable air of femininity. On 1stDibs, find an alluring collection of vintage chokers today, including gold, sapphire and emerald chokers.