Bulgari Choker
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century Italian Choker Necklaces
Crystal, Sapphire, Gold
1990s Italian Choker Necklaces
White Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Italian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1980s Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Choker Necklaces
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Italian Choker Necklaces
18k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Modernist Choker Necklaces
Gold, 18k Gold, Steel
Early 2000s Italian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Italian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold
Early 2000s Unknown Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Choker Necklaces
18k Gold
Vintage 1980s Italian Choker Necklaces
Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Onyx, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1970s Italian Choker Necklaces
18k Gold
2010s Italian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, White Gold
Vintage 1970s Italian Choker Necklaces
Carnelian, Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1980s Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
Early 2000s French Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Unknown Modern Choker Necklaces
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1950s French Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Late 20th Century Italian Choker Necklaces
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Larimar, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s American Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Garnet, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian More Necklaces
Diamond, Gold
Vintage 1980s Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1970s Clip-on Earrings
Pearl, 14k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Rhodolite, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Modern Pendant Necklaces
Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Vintage 1980s Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1980s Italian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Yellow Gold
Italian Choker Necklaces
Antique 19th Century Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Italian Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Choker Necklaces
18k Gold
Vintage 1980s Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1980s Choker Necklaces
Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
Italian Choker Necklaces
Late 20th Century Italian Choker Necklaces
Coral, Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold
20th Century Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Peridot, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century Unknown Retro Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Retro Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Peridot, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Pearl, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Stainless Steel
20th Century Italian Choker Necklaces
Onyx, Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s French Choker Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold
20th Century Unknown Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century Unknown Retro Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Unknown Retro Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
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Bulgari Choker For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Bulgari Choker?
Bulgari for sale on 1stDibs
Greek silversmith Sotirios Voulgaris arrived in Rome in 1881 and set up his own shop there in 1884, calling it Bulgari, an Italianization of his last name (in the brand's logo, it's styled BVLGARI, using the classical Latin alphabet in a nod to ancient Roman culture). In 1905, he opened the company’s flagship boutique on Rome’s Via dei Condotti. Since then, Bulgari has looked to Rome as a source of reference for its fanciful and decidedly romantic designs for necklaces, bracelets, earrings and other accessories.
Although the iconic jewelry house found success with its silverwork and Art Deco designs, popular through the 1920s, Bulgari’s signature style — bold, often using yellow gold embellished with big colorful gemstones — began to emerge when Sotirios’s sons inherited the business, in 1932.
The brand truly hit its stride in the dolce vita era of the 1950s and ’60s, when the founder’s grandsons Paolo, Gianni and Nicola Bulgari decisively departed from demure traditional styles to develop the house’s exuberant multi-gem looks, attracting celebrity collectors like Elizabeth Taylor.
In the 1940s, Bulgari debuted perhaps its most famous design, the Serpenti bracelet watch. The piece’s snakelike coils were made possible by the tubogas jewelry technique, which links a flexible series of thin horizontal bands. Both the sleek, modern tubogas construction and the sinuous snake motif continue to be synonymous with the Bulgari brand.
On 1stDibs, the collection of vintage Bulgari jewelry includes rings, pendant necklaces, watches and other accessories.
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.