Vintage Rock Crystal Choker
20th Century American Modern Vintage Rock Crystal Choker
Crystal, Diamond, Rock Crystal, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
20th Century French Vintage Rock Crystal Choker
Crystal, White Diamond, 18k Gold
1970s Italian Artisan Vintage Rock Crystal Choker
Diamond, Rock Crystal, Crystal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Unknown Vintage Rock Crystal Choker
Late 20th Century French Byzantine Vintage Rock Crystal Choker
Rock Crystal
1970s Vintage Rock Crystal Choker
Diamond, Onyx, Rock Crystal, Crystal, 18k Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Rock Crystal Choker
Crystal, Diamond, Rock Crystal, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
1960s Danish Modernist Vintage Rock Crystal Choker
Amethyst, Rock Crystal, Silver
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Rock Crystal Choker
Agate, Amethyst, Carnelian, Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ga...
Mid-20th Century French Greek Revival Vintage Rock Crystal Choker
Rock Crystal, Crystal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Greek Classical Greek Vintage Rock Crystal Choker
Crystal, Gold, 18k Gold
1990s American Vintage Rock Crystal Choker
Rock Crystal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Vintage Rock Crystal Choker
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
1870s British Victorian Vintage Rock Crystal Choker
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Vintage Rock Crystal Choker
Emerald, Tanzanite, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Vintage Rock Crystal Choker
1950s Vintage Rock Crystal Choker
Sapphire, White Gold
Late 20th Century American Artist Vintage Rock Crystal Choker
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
Early 19th Century British George III Vintage Rock Crystal Choker
Aquamarine, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Vintage Rock Crystal Choker
Diamond, Gold, Silver
2010s Italian Vintage Rock Crystal Choker
Sterling Silver
1970s Italian Vintage Rock Crystal Choker
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
2010s French Modern Vintage Rock Crystal Choker
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
1990s Vintage Rock Crystal Choker
Diamond, Platinum
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vintage Rock Crystal Choker
Diamond, Jade, Natural Pearl, Platinum, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1940s Italian Vintage Rock Crystal Choker
Diamond, Gold
2010s Modern Vintage Rock Crystal Choker
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
1980s Italian Artisan Vintage Rock Crystal Choker
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Mid-20th Century Indian Vintage Rock Crystal Choker
Emerald, Rock Crystal, 22k Gold
Mid-20th Century Swedish Modernist Vintage Rock Crystal Choker
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Silver
1980s French Modern Vintage Rock Crystal Choker
Coral, White Diamond, Onyx, Rock Crystal, 18k Gold
1970s American Egyptian Revival Vintage Rock Crystal Choker
1970s Swedish Modernist Vintage Rock Crystal Choker
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Silver
20th Century French Vintage Rock Crystal Choker
Diamond, Rock Crystal, 18k Gold
1950s Danish Modernist Vintage Rock Crystal Choker
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Silver
1970s American Vintage Rock Crystal Choker
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Sterling Silver
20th Century American Modern Vintage Rock Crystal Choker
Rock Crystal, Yellow Gold
1980s Greek Vintage Rock Crystal Choker
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Swedish Modernist Vintage Rock Crystal Choker
Rock Crystal, Silver
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Rock Crystal Choker
Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Peridot, Rock Crystal, Ruby, Sapphire,...
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Rock Crystal Choker
Agate, Amethyst, Carnelian, Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ga...
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Rock Crystal Choker
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Garnet, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwat...
1960s French Retro Vintage Rock Crystal Choker
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s Unknown Vintage Rock Crystal Choker
Rock Crystal, Coral, Diamond, White Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1940s Italian Retro Vintage Rock Crystal Choker
Amethyst, Diamond, Rock Crystal, Ruby, Topaz, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
Late 20th Century Italian Retro Vintage Rock Crystal Choker
Amethyst, Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Rock Crystal, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 9k...
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Rock Crystal Choker
Emerald, Garnet, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Peridot, Quart...
1980s French Vintage Rock Crystal Choker
20th Century English Edwardian Vintage Rock Crystal Choker
Rock Crystal, Sterling Silver
1970s American Vintage Rock Crystal Choker
Rock Crystal, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Vintage Rock Crystal Choker
Chalcedony, Cultured Pearl, Diamond, 18k Gold
Early 2000s French Vintage Rock Crystal Choker
Rock Crystal, Base Metal
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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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