Anne Klein Vintage Choker
1980s American Modern Anne Klein Vintage Choker
1980s American Modern Anne Klein Vintage Choker
1980s Unknown Modernist Anne Klein Vintage Choker
Gold Plate, Enamel
1980s Unknown Modern Anne Klein Vintage Choker
Enamel
1980s American Modern Anne Klein Vintage Choker
1980s Unknown Modern Anne Klein Vintage Choker
1980s Unknown Modern Anne Klein Vintage Choker
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21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Anne Klein Vintage Choker
Pearl, Rhodium, Silver
1990s Modern Anne Klein Vintage Choker
Gold Plate
2010s American Victorian Anne Klein Vintage Choker
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold-filled, Silver, Bronze, Sterling Silver
1950s American Modern Anne Klein Vintage Choker
1960s American Modern Anne Klein Vintage Choker
21st Century and Contemporary Anne Klein Vintage Choker
1980s Anne Klein Vintage Choker
1970s French Anne Klein Vintage Choker
Gold
1980s American Anne Klein Vintage Choker
Gold Plate
1970s Anne Klein Vintage Choker
1980s French Modern Anne Klein Vintage Choker
1980s French Anne Klein Vintage Choker
Gold Plate
1950s Anne Klein Vintage Choker
Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Anne Klein Vintage Choker
Quartz, Gold-filled, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century Anne Klein Vintage Choker
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Bronze
1960s American Etruscan Revival Anne Klein Vintage Choker
Gold Plate
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1960s American Anne Klein Vintage Choker
1980s American Anne Klein Vintage Choker
Gold Plate
1980s Unknown Modern Anne Klein Vintage Choker
1980s American Modern Anne Klein Vintage Choker
1980s American Modern Anne Klein Vintage Choker
Gold
1980s American Anne Klein Vintage Choker
1980s Unknown Modern Anne Klein Vintage Choker
1980s Unknown Modern Anne Klein Vintage Choker
20th Century Anne Klein Vintage Choker
1970s American Modern Anne Klein Vintage Choker
Silver, Sterling Silver
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.