Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Pearl
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s British Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Pink Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Coral, Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Contemporary Choker Necklaces
White Gold, Steel
1970s Vintage Choker Necklaces
Garnet, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s European Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
1980s Italian Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold
1990s Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s French Vintage Choker Necklaces
1980s French Vintage Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond
2010s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Yellow Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Nouveau Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1850s Antique Choker Necklaces
Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Silver Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Byzantine Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 24k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, 22k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Yellow Gold
1980s Retro Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s French Modernist Choker Necklaces
Silver Plate
Late 20th Century Italian Choker Necklaces
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century American Modernist Choker Necklaces
Silver, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Retro Choker Necklaces
Emerald, 14k Gold
Early 2000s Unknown Retro Choker Necklaces
Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Choker Necklaces
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
1960s American Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
Mixed Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s French Vintage Choker Necklaces
1980s French Vintage Choker Necklaces
1980s American Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold
1990s French Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
14k Gold
2010s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Yellow Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold
Early 1900s Antique Choker Necklaces
Crystal
1960s French Vintage Choker Necklaces
Late 20th Century Italian Retro Choker Necklaces
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Rose Gold
1980s French Modernist Vintage Choker Necklaces
Silver Plate
1980s Unknown Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
1980s French Vintage Choker Necklaces
1980s French Modernist Vintage Choker Necklaces
1960s American Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
Mixed Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s American Choker Necklaces
Pearl, 14k Gold, Silver
2010s North American Artisan Choker Necklaces
South Sea Pearl, 14k Gold
1990s French Choker Necklaces
Gold
Late 20th Century American Modernist Choker Necklaces
Crystal, Pearl, Gold Plate
2010s Dutch Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Sterling Silver
20th Century American Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Sterling 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.