Choker Necklaces
1950s Unknown Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
1950s French Retro Vintage Choker Necklaces
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s American Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Choker Necklaces
Coral, Silver
1950s French Vintage Choker Necklaces
Bronze
1950s Retro Vintage Choker Necklaces
Crystal, Gold Plate
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Choker Necklaces
Crystal, Sterling Silver
1950s Italian Artisan Vintage Choker Necklaces
Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s Unknown Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
Sterling Silver
1950s American Vintage Choker Necklaces
1950s American Artisan Vintage Choker Necklaces
Agate, Jade, Brass, Gilt Metal
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Choker Necklaces
1950s French Post-War Vintage Choker Necklaces
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s Unknown Retro Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s Italian Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Quartz, Ruby, Yellow Gold
1950s French Rococo Vintage Choker Necklaces
Rhodium, Silver Plate, Brass
1950s French Retro Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1930s Unknown Vintage Choker Necklaces
1950s Modernist Vintage Choker Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, Turquoise, Sterling Silver, Silver
1950s Vintage Choker Necklaces
Gilt Metal
1950s French Retro Vintage Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1930s American Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Moonstone, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s American Vintage Choker Necklaces
1950s Italian Artisan Vintage Choker Necklaces
Coral, 18k Gold, White Gold
1950s American Art Deco Vintage Choker Necklaces
Crystal, Silver Plate, Gilt Metal
1950s American Vintage Choker Necklaces
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
1930s Unknown Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Platinum
1950s Italian Artisan Vintage Choker Necklaces
Coral, Silver
1950s Argentine Retro Vintage Choker Necklaces
Gilt Metal
1950s American Vintage Choker Necklaces
Pearl
1950s American Artisan Vintage Choker Necklaces
1930s American Vintage Choker Necklaces
Gilt Metal
1950s American Vintage Choker Necklaces
Sterling Silver
1950s French Retro Vintage Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1930s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Choker Necklaces
Silver
1950s Mexican Modernist Vintage Choker Necklaces
Sterling Silver
1950s French Retro Vintage Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
1950s Swedish Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
Tiger's Eye, Stainless Steel, Sterling Silver
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
1950s French Vintage Choker Necklaces
1950s American Retro Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
1950s French Retro Vintage Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1930s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
1950s American Vintage Choker Necklaces
Gilt Metal
1950s American Retro Vintage Choker Necklaces
1950s French Artisan Vintage Choker Necklaces
Gilt Metal
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
1950s British Arts and Crafts Vintage Choker Necklaces
Sterling Silver
1950s Italian Artisan Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
1950s American Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
1950s American Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
1950s Italian Vintage Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, White Gold
1950s Vintage Choker Necklaces
1950s Unknown Vintage Choker Necklaces
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.