Vintage Choker
Late 20th Century Unknown Vintage Choker
Diamond, 18k Gold
1980s Unknown Vintage Choker
Diamond
1980s Unknown Vintage Choker
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Italian Vintage Choker
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Unknown Vintage Choker
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold
1980s Unknown Vintage Choker
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1940s French Vintage Choker
1980s French Vintage Choker
1980s Vintage Choker
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
1970s Indian Contemporary Vintage Choker
1970s German Modern Vintage Choker
14k Gold
20th Century Vintage Choker
Diamond, 18k Gold
1980s Unknown Vintage Choker
18k Gold
1980s French Vintage Choker
Late 20th Century Vintage Choker
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
1980s Vintage Choker
Pearl
1970s French Vintage Choker
Gilt Metal
1930s Unknown Vintage Choker
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Platinum
1980s Vintage Choker
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Vintage Choker
Gold, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century Austrian Vintage Choker
Zircon, Base Metal
20th Century Vintage Choker
Diamond, 18k Gold
1980s American Contemporary Vintage Choker
Marcasite, Sterling Silver
1980s Vintage Choker
1960s Vintage Choker
1990s French Modern Vintage Choker
Diamond, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Vintage Choker
1950s American Vintage Choker
Sterling Silver
1970s American Vintage Choker
Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century Contemporary Vintage Choker
South Sea Pearl, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century Mexican Contemporary Vintage Choker
Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Vintage Choker
Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century Unknown Vintage Choker
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
1970s Vintage Choker
18k Gold, Gold Plate
Mid-20th Century Unknown Retro Vintage Choker
18k Gold
1970s French Vintage Choker
18k Gold, Rhodium
1990s French Vintage Choker
Late 20th Century French Artist Vintage Choker
18k Gold
Late 20th Century French Modern Vintage Choker
Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century Vintage Choker
1990s Italian Artisan Vintage Choker
Gold, 18k Gold, Silver
1990s American Modern Vintage Choker
Gold Plate
20th Century Vintage Choker
18k Gold
Late 20th Century Mexican Vintage Choker
Silver
1950s American Art Deco Vintage Choker
20th Century Unknown Edwardian Vintage Choker
Opal, Fire Opal, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1990s Vintage Choker
1970s Unknown Vintage Choker
Late 20th Century French Modern Vintage Choker
Mixed Metal
20th Century French Vintage Choker
Gilt Metal
1980s French Vintage Choker
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Vintage Choker
Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Vintage Choker
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
1980s French Modern Vintage Choker
Diamond, Platinum
1990s Italian Vintage Choker
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Vintage Choker
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s American Artisan Vintage Choker
1950s American Vintage Choker
Gilt Metal
20th Century French Vintage Choker
1950s French Retro Vintage Choker
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
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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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