Choker Necklaces
1880s Belle Époque Antique Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Freshwater Pearl, Pearl, White Diamond, Diamond, Carnelian, Gold, Yellow...
Late 20th Century American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold
2010s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
1950s Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Victorian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary North American Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
1990s Unknown Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
1980s North American Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Colombian Retro Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold...
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold
Late 20th Century Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Indian Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Tanzanite, Tourmaline,...
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Unknown Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
1980s Italian Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
1970s American Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Black Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Emirian Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Rose Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Gold, Platinum
2010s Indian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Cultured Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Cat’s ...
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
2010s British Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s American Retro Vintage Choker Necklaces
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
2010s British Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Black Pearl, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, Wh...
1940s American Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum
1980s Unknown Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, 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.