Antique Art Nouveau Four Leaf Clover Diamond Locket Pendant
Located in Rotterdam, NL
The elegant woman is wearing a headband and choker set with seven rose-cut diamonds. This 14 karat yellow gold locket is perfect to keep your loved ones close.
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Miriam Haskell Early Signature GrapeCluster Glass Pearls 1920s Pendant Necklace
By Frank Hess for Miriam Haskell
Located in Chicago, IL
Also typical of Hess, the varied pastel colors--pink, pale blue and lilac--add asymmetry to both the pendant and choker. Towards the bottom of the pendant, notice a slight variation ...
Pearl, Silver
ANTIQUE VICTORIAN 10k GOLD HAIR ART MOURNING BROOCH WITH SEED PEARLS
Located in New York, NY
I particularly love it on the Victorian Jet Choker pictured, which is also available. **The Antique Victorian Vulcanite Grape Necklace pictured is also available.
Pearl, 10k Gold
Antique Venetian Rare Seguso Design Handblown Glass Links & Pendants Necklace
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Chicago, IL
This antique 19th Century Italian glass choker collar features a technically masterful link design that initially decorated chandeliers by the Seguso family, which founded Vetri d'Ar...
Brass
Tiffany & Co. circa 1880 Classic Colombia Emerald Diamond Pin Necklace
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Bay Harbor Islands, FL
It is accompanied by a GIA Certified Natural Salt Water Pearl necklace, measuring 20 inches in length, which separates into two sections which allows it to be worn as a choker or two...
Diamond, Emerald, Natural Pearl, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Antique Ethnic Tribal Kina Crescent Shell Necklaces Papua New Guinea Set of 3
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Collectible Ethnic Tribal Folk Art Crescent Shell Pieces Choker Necklaces from Papua New Guinea. Shell pieces cut from the gold lipped pearl oyster found off the waters of Pa...
Shell, Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl
Patti Cadby Birch Ancient Persian Bead Neckace
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This necklace is wonderfully wearable, choker length 14.5 inches. Provenance.. The Patty Cadby Birch estate.
Garnet, 22k Gold
Antique Victorian 14 Karat Gold Diamond Emerald Snake Belt Sash / Scarf Buckle
Located in Washington Depot, CT
For a modern day look, the snake would look great as a pendant on a satin ribbon as a choker. We would be happy to add a link free of charge to wear as a pendant.
Multi-gemstone, Gold
Chinese Carved Boxwood Figure of Guanyin, Mid-Qing Dynasty
Located in Austin, TX
He wears a finely carved choker around his neck. His hair also finely carved and coiffed into a large and elaborate bun.
Boxwood
Gerlach's Allegorien, plate #66: "Tragedy" Lithograph, Gustav Klimt.
By Gustav Klimt
Located in Palm Beach, FL
The gold bracelet coiled around Tragedy’s wrist, her gold choker necklace and hoop earrings emphasize artifice and adornment.
Lithograph
Louis Rousselet Pearl and Crystal Paste Necklace C1920
By Louis Rousselet
Located in New York, NY
Pristine Louis Rousselet graduated pearl and crystal paste, choker necklace .Composed of Rousselet signature round and teardrop pearls.
Base Metal
"Play, " Figurative Etching Nude with Children signed by Kenneth Hayes Miller
By Kenneth Hayes Miller
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Sue Kendall says: "In their classical poses and formalized compositions, Miller’s shoppers become ovoid and columnar forms in cloche hats and chokers, a study of geometricized volume...
Etching
A Diamond And Cultured Pearl Choker Necklace
Located in London, GB
A diamond and cultured pearl necklace, the fine Victorian diamond centrepiece, centrally set with an old brilliant-cut diamond estimated to weigh 1.65 carats surrounded by old-cut di...
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
A Belle Epoque Crystal, Diamond And Pearl, Chocker Necklace
Located in London, GB
A gorgeous Belle Epoque French choker necklace. This necklace features a lovely rock crystal plaque, on which is set an array of sparkling diamond-set gardening accessories.
Yellow Gold, Platinum
Phillips Enameled Fish Necklace
Located in London, GB
A Phillips enamelled fish necklace, the thirteen openwork links depicting two coiled fish the one enamelled in red and the other in green colours, connected with thirteen lozenge sha...
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Edwardian Diamond and Emerald Festoon Swag Necklace
Located in London, GB
An Edwardian diamond and emerald festoon swag necklace, the collar necklace decorated with two old brilliant-cut diamond floral clusters and three rose- and old brilliant-cut diamond...
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
Fine Victorian Diamond Scroll Brooch
Located in London, GB
Created in the late Victorian era, this brooch is currently mounted as a stunning centrepiece on a five-row cultured pearl choker. The centrepiece can be detached from the pearls and...
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Silver
We are fortunate to know much of the world’s long and dazzling history of necklaces, as this type of jewelry was so treasured that it was frequently buried with its owners. Today, Van Cleef necklaces, Tiffany necklaces and Cartier necklaces are some of the most popularly searched designer necklaces on 1stDibs.
Lapis lazuli beads adorned necklaces unearthed from the royal graves at the ancient Iraqi civilization of Sumer, while the excavation of King Tut’s burial chamber revealed a sense of style that led to a frenzy of Art Deco designs, with artisans of the 1920s seeking to emulate the elegant work crafted by Ancient Egypt’s goldsmiths and jewelry makers.
In ancient times, pendant necklaces worn by royalty and nobles conferred wealth and prestige. Today, wearing jewelry is about personal expression: Luxury diamond necklaces exude confidence and can symbolize the celebratory nature of a deep romantic relationship, while paper-clip chain-link necklaces designed by the likes of goldsmith Faye Kim are firmly planted in the past as well as the present. Kim works exclusively with eco-friendly gold, and these fashionable, fun accessories owe to the design of 19th-century watch fobs.
For some, necklaces are thought of as being a solely feminine piece, but this widely loved accessory has been gender-neutral for eons. In fact, just as women rarely took to wearing a single necklace during the Renaissance, men of the era layered chains and valuable pendants atop their bejeweled clothing. In modern times, the free-spirited hippie and counterculture movements of the 1960s saw costume-jewelry designers celebrating self-expression through colorful multistrand necklaces and no shortage of beads, which were worn by anyone and everyone.
Even after all of these years, the necklace remains an irrefutable staple of any complete outfit. Although new trends in jewelry are constantly emerging, the glamour and beauty of the past continue to inform modern styles and designs. In a way, the cyclical history of the necklace differs little from its familiar looped form: The celebrated French jewelry house Van Cleef & Arpels found much inspiration in King Tut, and, now, their Alhambra collection is a go-to for modern royals. Vintage David Webb necklaces — whose work landed him on the cover of Vogue in 1950, two years after opening his Manhattan shop — were likely inspired by the ornamental styles of ancient Greece, Mesopotamia and Egypt.
On 1stDibs, browse top designers like Dior, Chanel and Bulgari, or shop by your favorite style, from eye-catching choker necklaces to understated links to pearl necklaces and more.
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