Choker Necklaces
1920s French Artisan Vintage Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Moonstone, Topaz, Citrine, Amber, Gold, Gilt Metal, Brass, Silver
2010s Colombian Artist Choker Necklaces
Citrine, Quartz, Sapphire, Gold-filled, Bronze
20th Century American Modern Choker Necklaces
Citrine, Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Choker Necklaces
Citrine, Diamond, Iolite, Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1980s Vintage Choker Necklaces
Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Gold, 14k Gold
1970s German Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White G...
Mid-20th Century Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1960s American Artisan Vintage Choker Necklaces
Citrine, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold
1990s Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Citrine, Diamond, Garnet, Lapis Lazuli, Onyx, Opal, Quartz, Topaz, Turqu...
1990s Choker Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yello...
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Tanzanite,...
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Blue Sapphire,...
2010s Choker Necklaces
Emerald, Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Tanzanite, Gold, ...
1980s Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Citrine, 9k Gold, Rose Gold
1990s Choker Necklaces
Citrine, Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, Platinum
Early 1800s Indian Victorian Antique Choker Necklaces
Citrine, Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Citrine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s Greek Classical Greek Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Citrine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
1970s Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Citrine, Garnet, Iolite, Peridot, Topaz, Tourmaline, Rose Gold...
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Tourmaline, Topaz, Peridot, Iolite, Garnet, Citrine, Amethyst, Sterling ...
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Black Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Wh...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Citrine, Emerald, Garnet, Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century American Modern Choker Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire,...
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, ...
1990s Unknown Retro Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Citrine, Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Peridot, Topaz, Tourmaline, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Hong Kong Modern Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Black Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s German Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Freshwater Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphir...
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Tanzanite,...
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Artisan Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Opal, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, Blue Topaz, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Citrine, Diamond, Tourmaline, Blue Topaz, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Retro Choker Necklaces
South Sea Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow...
2010s Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Gold
Early 2000s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Citrine, Peridot, Tourmaline, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Tanzanite, White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Tourmaline, Quartz, Blue Sapphire, 9k Gold, Silver, Ye...
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Citrine, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Tanzanite, Gold Pl...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Choker Necklaces
Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Citrine, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Citrine, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k 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.