Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Choker Necklaces
Citrine, Sterling Silver, Mixed Metal, Silver
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, Turquoise, Yellow Gold
1960s American Artisan Vintage Choker Necklaces
Citrine, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1800s Indian Victorian Antique Choker Necklaces
Citrine, Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Citrine, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1950s Italian Artisan Vintage Choker Necklaces
Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Turquoise, 9k Gold, Rose Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
1990s Choker Necklaces
Citrine, Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Tourmaline, Topaz, Peridot, Iolite, Garnet, Citrine, Amethyst, Sterling ...
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Citrine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Unknown Retro Choker Necklaces
Tourmaline, Topaz, Peridot, Cultured Pearl, Diamond, Citrine, Amethyst, ...
1990s American Choker Necklaces
Turquoise, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Citrine, Peridot, Tourmaline, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Australian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Tourmaline, Topaz, Peridot, Iolite, Garnet, Citrine, Amethyst, Rose Gold...
2010s Italian Artist Choker Necklaces
Amazonite, Coral, Turquoise, Vermeil
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Citrine, 9k Gold, Rose Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Citrine, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Citrine, Emerald, Garnet, Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Citrine, Diamond, Tourmaline, Blue Topaz, Yellow Gold
1950s American Vintage Choker Necklaces
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Citrine, Multi-gemstone, Quartz, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Turquoise, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Tanzanite, Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, White Diamond, Citrine, Brass, ...
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Emerald, Pearl, Turquoise, Gold-filled, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Citrine, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Choker Necklaces
Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Citrine, Peridot, Topaz, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
1980s Modernist Vintage Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Coral, White Diamond, Pearl, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Late 20th Century Modernist Choker Necklaces
Turquoise, Silver
Late 20th Century Unknown Choker Necklaces
Citrine, Diamond, 18k Gold
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Choker Necklaces
Citrine, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Peridot, Topaz, Amethyst, Citrine, Garnet, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Peridot, Topaz, Citrine, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Topaz, Blue Sapphire, Quartz, Opal, Lapis Lazuli, Diamond, Coral, Citrin...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Choker Necklaces
Citrine, Peridot, Topaz, 18k Gold
1960s Artisan Vintage Choker Necklaces
Citrine, 18k Gold, Gold
1950s Modernist Vintage Choker Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, Turquoise, Sterling Silver, Silver
1990s Italian Art Nouveau Choker Necklaces
Citrine, 18k Gold, Silver
1980s American Baroque Vintage Choker Necklaces
Citrine, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Modernist Choker Necklaces
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
1960s Danish Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
Citrine, Brass, Gilt Metal
Early 2000s Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Citrine, Iolite, Peridot, Topaz, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
20th Century Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century French Choker Necklaces
Turquoise, Silver Plate
1960s Mexican Modernist Vintage Choker Necklaces
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
1980s American Vintage Choker Necklaces
Peridot, Citrine, Topaz
Late 20th Century Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Citrine, Emerald, Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Topaz...
Mid-20th Century American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century British Georgian Antique Choker Necklaces
Citrine, Sterling Silver
1960s Danish Modernist Vintage Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Choker Necklaces
Emerald, Garnet, Turquoise, Gold, 10k 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.