Hermes Necklace Choker
2010s French Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
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Mixed Metal
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Gilt Metal
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Silver Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Silver Plate
Late 20th Century French Aesthetic Movement Choker Necklaces
Silver
2010s Choker Necklaces
2010s Italian Choker Necklaces
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Yellow Gold
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18k Gold, White Gold
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Palladium
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Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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Vintage 1980s French Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1980s French Choker Necklaces
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Silver
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14k Gold, Gold Plate
1990s Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1980s Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold
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Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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1990s French Choker Necklaces
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Mixed Metal
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21st Century and Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Top Handle Bags
Vintage 1960s American Modern Choker Necklaces
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Sterling Silver
1980s French Structured Shoulder Bags
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Palladium
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Gold Plate
1990s Italian Evening Dresses and Gowns
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Gilt Metal
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18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Recent Sales
French Choker Necklaces
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18k Gold
Vintage 1960s French Choker Necklaces
18k Gold
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18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s French Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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Silver
1990s French Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary French Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary French Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold
Early 2000s Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, White Gold
2010s French Choker Necklaces
Other, Palladium
2010s French Choker Necklaces
Palladium
21st Century and Contemporary French Choker Necklaces
18k Gold
Early 2000s Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, White Gold
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Diamond, 15k Gold
2010s Italian Choker Necklaces
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Silver Plate
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White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
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Silver Plate
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Other
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Gold
Vintage 1980s European Choker Necklaces
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18k Gold
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Silver, Silver Plate
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2010s Vietnamese Art Deco Link Necklaces
1990s French Rope Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Enamel
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Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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Turquoise, 14k Gold
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Steel
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Palladium
Vintage 1980s French Choker Necklaces
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Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Choker Necklaces
Silver
2010s French Chain Necklaces
Sterling Silver
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18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Pendant Necklaces
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Bracelets
20th Century French Choker Necklaces
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18k Gold
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21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary French Choker Necklaces
Silver
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Sterling Silver
Vintage 1960s French Modernist Choker Necklaces
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1950s French Choker Necklaces
18k Gold
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Citrine, 18k Gold
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18k Gold, Sterling Silver
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Sterling Silver
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Sterling Silver
Vintage 1970s French Choker Necklaces
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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.