Choker Necklaces
1890s British Victorian Antique Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Silver
2010s Choker Necklaces
Freshwater Pearl
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Dutch Choker Necklaces
Coral, Freshwater Pearl, Pearl, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Black Pearl, Cultured Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Choker Necklaces
Emerald, Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire
2010s Choker Necklaces
Cultured Pearl
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Black Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Natural Pearl, Silver, Sterling Si...
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Freshwater Pearl, Ruby, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s French Retro Vintage Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, 14k Gold
1950s French Retro Vintage Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Italian Vintage Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Silver
2010s Choker Necklaces
Cultured Pearl
Mid-20th Century Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Carnelian, Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Gold, 14k Go...
1990s Unknown Retro Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Citrine, Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Peridot, Topaz, Tourmaline, ...
1950s French Retro Vintage Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Swiss Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Platinum
2010s British Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Black Pearl, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s British Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 2000s German Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Freshwater Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphir...
1990s American Choker Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, Jade, Multi-gemstone, Onyx, Opal, Pe...
1990s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s British Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Black Pearl, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, Wh...
Late 20th Century Unknown Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, White Gold, 14k Gold
1950s Modernist Vintage Choker Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, Turquoise, Sterling Silver, Silver
1950s French Retro Vintage Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Brown Diamond, Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Silver, ...
1990s Choker Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Japanese Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, Platinum
1970s American Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Choker Necklaces
Freshwater Pearl, Garnet, Vermeil
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Freshwater Pearl, Marcasite, Sterling Silver
2010s Choker Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Australian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century American Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold
1990s Swiss Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s American Choker Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold
20th Century Choker Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Spinel, Pearl, 18k Gold, Gold, ...
21st Century and Contemporary American Georgian Choker Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, Diamond, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
1980s Italian Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, White Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k 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.