Choker Necklaces
2010s European Modernist Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Choker Necklaces
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century French Victorian Choker Necklaces
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 19th Century Hungarian Renaissance Revival Antique Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century French Victorian Choker Necklaces
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s French Vintage Choker Necklaces
Early 20th Century European Victorian Choker Necklaces
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Modern Choker Necklaces
Aquamarine, Sapphire, Gold, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
Late 19th Century Dutch Art Nouveau Antique Choker Necklaces
Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Sapphire, Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1950s French Vintage Choker Necklaces
20th Century Dutch Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold
1980s Vintage Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Spanish Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Dutch Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Dutch Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Freshwater Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s French Vintage Choker Necklaces
Gold
Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Freshwater Pearl, Silver
Early 2000s Italian Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Paraiba, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
1990s Colombian Modernist Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
2010s French Modern Choker Necklaces
Mid-20th Century American Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Enamel
Late 20th Century American Modern Choker Necklaces
Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow G...
2010s French Aesthetic Movement Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Greek Classical Greek Vintage Choker Necklaces
Onyx, 18k Gold
2010s Unknown Modern Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Apatite, Gold Plate, Silver
1910s American Edwardian Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Natural Pearl, Platinum
20th Century North American Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
2010s Australian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Pearl, 9k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century Italian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
1930s American Baroque Vintage Choker Necklaces
Crystal, Cultured Pearl
1970s Swedish Modernist Vintage Choker Necklaces
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Arts and Crafts Choker Necklaces
Morganite
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century French Choker Necklaces
Gilt Metal
1970s Contemporary Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s American Egyptian Revival Vintage Choker Necklaces
Gold Plate
Vintage Choker Necklaces
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.