Choker Necklaces
Mid-19th Century Unknown Antique Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
20th Century American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Early Victorian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
1880s Dutch Early Victorian Antique Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, Silver
1980s Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Multi-gemstone, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Italian Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Onyx, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Black Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Ruby, Pearl, 18k G...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Coral, Diamond, Onyx, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Garnet, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s French Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Freshwater Pearl, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s European Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
1980s Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald
1950s American Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond
2010s Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, White Gold
1910s Victorian Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Spinel, Tourmaline, Gold
1990s Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Artisan Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Amethyst, Multi-gemstone, Quartz, Other, Yellow ...
21st Century and Contemporary French Aesthetic Movement Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Yellow Gold
20th Century Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Yellow Diamond
Late 20th Century Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Unknown Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century American Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
1860s British Victorian Antique Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
1980s Unknown Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s French Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Aquamarine, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Asian Art Nouveau Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Moonstone, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Ruby, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Yellow Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Brown Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s Unknown Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Black Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
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.