Choker Necklaces
1980s Italian Vintage Choker Necklaces
18k Gold
1940s American Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
1980s Vintage Choker Necklaces
14k Gold, Rose Gold
1950s French Retro Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
1740s English Georgian Antique Choker Necklaces
Garnet
21st Century and Contemporary American Georgian Choker Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, Diamond, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Rose Gold
1980s French Vintage Choker Necklaces
Gold Plate, Brass, Bronze, Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Paraiba, Tourmaline, Platinum
Late 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Choker Necklaces
1950s American Art Deco Vintage Choker Necklaces
Crystal, Silver Plate, Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond
1980s Vintage Choker Necklaces
Early 2000s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
1980s Unknown Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
1990s Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Choker Necklaces
1990s French Choker Necklaces
Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Nouveau Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Choker Necklaces
1960s American Retro Vintage Choker Necklaces
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Choker Necklaces
Pearl, 14k Gold
1980s German Art Deco Vintage Choker Necklaces
Gold Plate
1990s French Modern Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Victorian Choker Necklaces
White Gold, Gold, 14k Gold, 22k Gold
1980s North American Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
Early 2000s American Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
1990s French Choker Necklaces
Early 2000s Unknown Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold
Early 2000s American Artisan Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 22k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
2010s Indian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold
20th Century French Choker Necklaces
Gilt Metal
1980s French Modernist Vintage Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary English Etruscan Revival Choker Necklaces
Gold, 18k Gold
2010s French Choker Necklaces
1950s Vintage Choker Necklaces
Gilt Metal
1980s French Modernist Vintage Choker Necklaces
Gilt Metal
2010s American Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Australian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
20th Century Unknown Choker Necklaces
20th Century French Choker Necklaces
Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
1980s British Retro Vintage Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Choker Necklaces
Gold, 10k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century French Choker Necklaces
Gilt Metal
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.