Wide Silver Choker Necklace
Early 2000s Italian Choker Necklaces
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Gold, Silver
Early 2000s French Modernist Choker Necklaces
Silver Plate
1990s American Choker Necklaces
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Rhodium, Silver
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Silver, Sterling Silver
20th Century Choker Necklaces
Ruby, Silver
Mid-20th Century Israeli Modernist Choker Necklaces
Sterling Silver
20th Century Choker Necklaces
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Quartz, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century American Modern Choker Necklaces
Silver, Sterling Silver
20th Century Choker Necklaces
Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Artisan Choker Necklaces
Sapphire, South Sea Pearl, Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1980s French Modern Choker Necklaces
Gilt Metal, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Choker Necklaces
Lapis Lazuli, Sterling Silver
1990s French Modernist Choker Necklaces
1990s European Retro Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, Silver
Early 2000s Choker Necklaces
Sterling Silver
2010s American Choker Necklaces
Other, Apatite, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
Vintage 1970s Unknown Artisan Choker Necklaces
Silver Plate
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1980s Mexican Choker Necklaces
Silver
20th Century North American Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
1990s French Victorian Choker Necklaces
Silver Plate
1990s Unknown Artisan Choker Necklaces
Late 20th Century Unknown Baroque Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1980s Unknown Modern Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1960s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Mixed Metal
Vintage 1980s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Silver Plate
20th Century Choker Necklaces
Sterling Silver
1990s Unknown Artisan Choker Necklaces
Brass, Copper, Steel
Vintage 1980s American Modernist Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1920s Art Nouveau Choker Necklaces
Peridot, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Choker Necklaces
Rhodium, Silver
Late 20th Century American Modern Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, Silver
Vintage 1960s American Choker Necklaces
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1950s French Medieval Choker Necklaces
Bronze
Vintage 1960s Greek Greek Revival Choker Necklaces
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1950s French Modern Choker Necklaces
Brass, Copper, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary North American Retro Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Rhodium, Silver
2010s Dutch Modern Choker Necklaces
Black Opal, 18k Gold, Silver
Vintage 1980s American Choker Necklaces
Crystal, Gilt Metal
Antique 1880s Dutch Early Victorian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Silver, Gold
Antique Early 1900s Tibetan Anglo-Indian Choker Necklaces
Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Silver
2010s American Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Onyx, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Choker Necklaces
Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, Silver
2010s Dutch Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
1990s Choker Necklaces
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1950s Dutch Early Victorian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Mid-20th Century Danish Modernist Choker Necklaces
Enamel, Silver
Antique 18th Century Georgian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, Silver
20th Century Choker Necklaces
Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century American Modern Choker Necklaces
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Freshwater Pearl, Marcasite, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Choker Necklaces
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
Vintage 1980s French Modernist Choker Necklaces
1990s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1920s Czech Victorian Choker Necklaces
Garnet, Silver, Gilt 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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