Panther Choker Necklace
Late 20th Century Italian Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s French Choker Necklaces
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Choker Necklaces
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Retro Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s French Contemporary Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Steel, Stainless Steel
1990s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Choker Necklaces
Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Artisan Choker Necklaces
1990s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Ruby, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Onyx, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century French Modern Choker Necklaces
Yellow Gold
1990s French Retro Choker Necklaces
Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1970s Italian Chain Necklaces
18k Gold
Vintage 1970s Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, 18k Gold
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21st Century and Contemporary Drop Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century French Artist Link Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl
Vintage 1980s Swiss Retro Wrist Watches
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Evening Dresses
Early 2000s Italian Jackets
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Tsavorite, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Contemporary Drop Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Pink Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque More Jewelry
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Rhodium, Silver
2010s American Contemporary More Necklaces
White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Beaded Necklaces
Opal, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s Italian Choker Necklaces
Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Mid-20th Century German Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Chain Necklaces
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Recent Sales
1990s French Choker Necklaces
Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Black Diamond, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Pink Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1970s American Beaded Necklaces
1990s Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold
Late 20th Century American Modern Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s American Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Vintage 1970s American Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s American Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s French Choker Necklaces
Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century French Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s American Choker Necklaces
1990s French Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
1990s French Choker Necklaces
18k Gold
Late 20th Century French Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century French Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Gilt Metal
20th Century French Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century French Choker Necklaces
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, 18k Gold
20th Century French Choker Necklaces
Emerald, 18k Gold
1990s French Choker Necklaces
Emerald, Onyx, 18k Gold
Early 2000s French Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Onyx, Peridot, Yellow Gold
20th Century French Choker Necklaces
Yellow Gold
20th Century French Modern Choker Necklaces
18k Gold
Early 2000s French Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s French Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Yellow Gold
20th Century French Modern Choker Necklaces
Yellow Gold
20th Century French Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century French Choker Necklaces
Emerald, Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Onyx, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1980s French Modern Choker Necklaces
Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s French Choker Necklaces
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Garnet, Tsavorite, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century French Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Link Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Unknown Art Deco Multi-Strand Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s French Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century French Choker Necklaces
18k Gold
Vintage 1970s Choker Necklaces
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold
1990s Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century French Choker Necklaces
Emerald, Onyx, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century French Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, 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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