On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate gold wire choker for your needs in our varied inventory. Each design created in this style — which was crafted with great care and often made from
Gold,
18k Gold and
Yellow Gold — can elevate any look. Our collection of these items for sale includes 13 vintage editions and 7 modern creations to choose from as well. Making the right choice when shopping for a gold wire choker may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 19th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 21st Century, both of which have proven very popular over the years. There have been many well-made iterations of the classic gold wire choker over the years, but those made by
Elsa Peretti for Tiffany & Co.,
Tiffany & Co. and
Alex Jona are often thought to be among the most beautiful. A gold wire choker can make for a versatile accessory, but a selection from our variety of 5
Diamond versions can add an especially stylish touch. See these pages for a
round cut iteration of this accessory, while there are also
brilliant cut cut and
marquise cut cut versions available here, too. Finding a gold wire choker for sale for
women should be easy, but there are 3 pieces available to browse for unisex as well as
men, too.
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.