Fashion Jewelry Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1980s French Choker Necklaces
20th Century Unknown Choker Necklaces
20th Century German Edwardian Choker Necklaces
Sterling Silver
20th Century French Choker Necklaces
2010s American Artist Link Necklaces
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary French Choker Necklaces
Gilt Metal
1990s Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Quartz, Sterling Silver
1990s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Crystal
1990s Unknown Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Multi-Strand Necklaces
Pearl, Brass
Vintage 1960s American Etruscan Revival Drop Necklaces
Gold Plate
Vintage 1950s Retro Link Necklaces
Crystal, Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
2010s Italian Neoclassical Choker Necklaces
Bronze
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Crystal, Sterling Silver
20th Century French Choker Necklaces
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1980s American Modern Choker Necklaces
20th Century Choker Necklaces
Gold
Vintage 1980s Italian Classical Roman Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1970s Choker Necklaces
Early 2000s French Choker Necklaces
20th Century Choker Necklaces
Gold
Vintage 1950s Unknown Modern Choker Necklaces
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary French Choker Necklaces
Gold Plate
1990s Italian Modernist Choker Necklaces
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1980s Italian Classical Roman Chain Necklaces
Gold
Vintage 1960s Unknown Modern Link Necklaces
20th Century French Choker Necklaces
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1950s American Artisan Choker Necklaces
Agate, Jade, Brass, Gilt Metal
1990s American Choker Necklaces
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1980s Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1970s Unknown Artisan Choker Necklaces
Silver Plate
Vintage 1980s French Modern Choker Necklaces
Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Crystal, Silver Plate
Vintage 1950s French Rococo Choker Necklaces
Rhodium, Silver Plate, Brass
Late 20th Century American Modernist Drop Necklaces
Crystal, Silver Plate
20th Century French Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1980s Unknown Modern Chain Necklaces
Vintage 1980s French Modernist Choker Necklaces
Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Artist Link Necklaces
Gold Plate, Brass
Vintage 1960s American Modern Choker Necklaces
2010s Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Crystal, Gold Plate
Vintage 1980s French Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1980s French Modern Beaded Necklaces
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Gold Plate, Bronze, Gilt Metal
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Gold Plate, Brass, Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Crystal, Pearl, Gold Plate
Late 20th Century French Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Gold Plate
Vintage 1970s Unknown Artisan Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Lapis Lazuli, Onyx, Brass, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Choker Necklaces
20th Century French Pendant Necklaces
Vintage 1940s French Artisan Beaded Necklaces
Pearl, Silver, Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary French Modernist Choker Necklaces
Late 20th Century Italian Modernist Choker Necklaces
Late 20th Century American Modernist Choker Necklaces
Gold Plate
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary French Choker Necklaces
Antique and Vintage Fashion Choker Necklaces for Sale on 1stDibs
Vintage fashion choker necklaces are elegant, alluring and stylish. Cameos, pearls, malachite 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.
Costume jewelry, which is also called fashion jewelry, is designed to accessorize with current fashions and is typically made with inexpensive materials. Whether you’re seeking a provocative fashion choker necklace or a similar accessory from the fine jewelry collection on 1stDibs that exudes elegance and grace, the offerings here present something for everyone.
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.
Fashion chokers designed by Trifari, Kenneth Jay Lane, Miriam Haskell and others make a statement with an unmistakable air of femininity — find a collection of antique, new and vintage fashion choker necklaces today on 1stDibs.