Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 19th Century Classical Roman Antique Choker Necklaces
South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Black Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Natural Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, R...
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Black Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Black Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Baroque Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Black Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Black Pearl, Cultured Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Black Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Black Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Citrine, 9k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Black Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s Choker Necklaces
Citrine, Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Black Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Diamond, 18k Gold
Early 1800s Indian Victorian Antique Choker Necklaces
Citrine, Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Citrine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Black Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Citrine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Baroque Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Black Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Indonesian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Black Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White 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 ...
1980s Italian Contemporary Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Black Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Citrine, Emerald, Garnet, Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Art Nouveau Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Gold, Silver, Enamel
1990s Unknown Retro Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Citrine, Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Peridot, Topaz, Tourmaline, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Choker Necklaces
South Sea Pearl, Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Citrine, Diamond, Tourmaline, Blue Topaz, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Platinum
Early 2000s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Citrine, Peridot, Tourmaline, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Citrine, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Tanzanite, Gold Pl...
1990s Italian Retro Choker Necklaces
South Sea Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Choker Necklaces
Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow 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.