Retro Snake Choker
1990s Retro Snake Choker
1980s German Art Deco Retro Snake Choker
Gold Plate
1980s German Art Deco Retro Snake Choker
Gold Plate
1970s Unknown Modern Retro Snake Choker
Mid-20th Century American Retro Retro Snake Choker
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Retro Snake Choker
Gold
1980s French Retro Snake Choker
1990s Unknown Retro Retro Snake Choker
White Diamond, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Retro Snake Choker
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Retro Snake Choker
Late 20th Century Retro Snake Choker
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century American Retro Retro Snake Choker
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century English Retro Snake Choker
Ruby, Gold, 9k Gold
1990s Retro Snake Choker
Crystal
1980s German Edwardian Retro Snake Choker
Gold Plate
1980s German Edwardian Retro Snake Choker
Gold Plate
Late 20th Century Italian Retro Snake Choker
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1980s French Modern Retro Snake Choker
Enamel
Late 20th Century Retro Snake Choker
1950s French Retro Snake Choker
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1970s Italian Retro Retro Snake Choker
Yellow Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Retro Snake Choker
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Unknown Retro Snake Choker
1990s French Retro Snake Choker
Gilt Metal
1980s Italian Retro Retro Snake Choker
Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1980s German Art Deco Retro Snake Choker
Gold Plate
Mid-20th Century American Retro Retro Snake Choker
Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Unknown Modern Retro Snake Choker
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Modern Retro Snake Choker
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Modern Retro Snake Choker
Crystal, Gold Plate
1970s American Contemporary Retro Snake Choker
Gilt Metal, Gold, Silver
1990s French Retro Snake Choker
1980s French Aesthetic Movement Retro Snake Choker
Base Metal
1980s French Retro Retro Snake Choker
Crystal, Gold Plate
1960s American Retro Snake Choker
1980s Retro Snake Choker
Late 20th Century Retro Snake Choker
1970s German Retro Snake Choker
Mid-20th Century American Etruscan Revival Retro Snake Choker
1990s French Retro Snake Choker
Gold Plate
Mid-20th Century American Contemporary Retro Snake Choker
14k Gold
1950s Danish Modernist Retro Snake Choker
Sterling Silver
1980s Italian Modern Retro Snake Choker
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Retro Snake Choker
1980s Italian Modern Retro Snake Choker
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Italian Retro Snake Choker
1950s Retro Snake Choker
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s American Modern Retro Snake Choker
1980s German Art Deco Retro Snake Choker
Gold Plate
1980s German Art Deco Retro Snake Choker
Gold Plate
1990s French Retro Snake Choker
1990s Retro Snake Choker
14k Gold
Late 20th Century Retro Snake Choker
Emerald, Sterling Silver
1980s Italian Retro Snake Choker
Blue Sapphire, Emerald, White Diamond, 18k Gold
1950s Mexican Retro Snake Choker
Coral, Turquoise Matrix, Sterling Silver
1950s Retro Snake Choker
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Retro Snake Choker
Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Snake Choker
Rhodium, Sterling Silver
1960s American Contemporary Retro Snake Choker
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century American Regency Retro Snake Choker
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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.
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