Wide Choker
Vintage 1970s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Mixed Metal
Vintage 1980s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Mixed Metal
20th Century French Choker Necklaces
20th Century French Choker Necklaces
1990s French Choker Necklaces
Early 2000s Italian Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1960s American Artist Choker Necklaces
Mixed Metal
2010s European Etruscan Revival Choker Necklaces
Gold
Vintage 1980s French Choker Necklaces
Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Italian Choker Necklaces
18k Gold
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s American More Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century French Choker Necklaces
Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Artisan Choker Necklaces
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s French Choker Necklaces
Late 20th Century Choker Necklaces
Gold Plate
1990s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Choker Necklaces
1990s French Choker Necklaces
2010s Thai Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Rhodium, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Artist Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1960s Victorian Choker Necklaces
Crystal
Vintage 1970s German Modern Choker Necklaces
14k Gold
Vintage 1970s Italian Choker Necklaces
14k Gold
Early 2000s North American Modern Choker Necklaces
14k Gold
Early 2000s Unknown Retro Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, White Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Retro Choker Necklaces
18k Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Indian Gilded Age Choker Necklaces
Moonstone, Rainbow Moonstone, White Gold, Silver, Gold Plate
Late 20th Century American Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1950s Italian Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Citrine, Sterling Silver, Vermeil
Vintage 1980s Choker Necklaces
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Choker Necklaces
Late 20th Century Italian Choker Necklaces
14k Gold
Vintage 1980s American Modernist Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1980s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Gold, Silver
Early 2000s French Modernist Choker Necklaces
Silver Plate
Vintage 1980s Mexican Choker Necklaces
Silver
Late 20th Century Greek Contemporary Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Artisan Choker Necklaces
1990s French Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1980s Unknown Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1970s Italian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Choker Necklaces
Freshwater Pearl, Garnet, Vermeil
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1980s French Modern Choker Necklaces
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1980s American Modernist Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1980s Unknown Retro Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s French Modernist Choker Necklaces
Bronze
Vintage 1980s Italian Choker Necklaces
18k Gold
Vintage 1970s Choker Necklaces
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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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