Choker Necklaces
1960s French Retro Vintage Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s French Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century French Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
1990s French Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s French Vintage Choker Necklaces
Yellow Gold
1980s French Vintage Choker Necklaces
18k Gold
1960s French Modernist Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Malachite, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Citrine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artist Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artist Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Black Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century French Modern Choker Necklaces
Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s French Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s French Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1970s French Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Hematite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century French Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s French Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Malachite, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Choker Necklaces
Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Romantic Choker Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Classical Roman Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, White Diamond, Topaz, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage Choker Necklaces
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.