Diamond Bow Choker
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
Late 20th Century Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold
20th Century French Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century English Belle Époque Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
20th Century North American Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Asian Art Nouveau Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sterling Silver
20th Century Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Onyx
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, White Gold
Antique 1890s Victorian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
2010s Australian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
1990s American Rope Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Multi-Strand Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1960s Art Deco Drop Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1980s Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Bangles
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Dangle Earrings
White Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Opal, Multi-gemstone, Yellow G...
2010s Australian Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Opal, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Tsavorite,...
20th Century French Day Dresses
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Yellow Diamond
21st Century and Contemporary Band Rings
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Ruby
1990s French Mini Dresses
1980s European Skirt Suits
Antique Early 1900s American Belle Époque Vanity Items
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
Early 2000s Unknown Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s French Gloves
21st Century and Contemporary French Choker Necklaces
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Late 20th Century Art Deco Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Unknown Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century French Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Edwardian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Platinum
Late 20th Century French Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Early 1900s Unknown Edwardian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
Antique Early 1900s Unknown Edwardian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Peridot, 18k Gold, Platinum
Antique Early 1900s Unknown Edwardian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Peridot, 18k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1980s Unknown Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Romantic Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century French High Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Silver
Antique Early 1900s Unknown Multi-Strand Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, 9k Gold, Platinum, White Gold
Vintage 1950s Unknown Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
Antique 1890s Unknown Victorian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 9k Gold, Silver, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Drop Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
English Brooches
18k Gold
Early 20th Century Wrist Watches
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
Late 20th Century American Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Edwardian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
20th Century Edwardian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
French Choker Necklaces
French Choker Necklaces
Antique Late 18th Century Austrian Georgian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, 15k Gold, Silver
French Choker Necklaces
Antique Mid-18th Century Baroque Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold, Silver
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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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