Choker Necklaces
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, 14k Gold
2010s French Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Brown Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century French Retro Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Victorian Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s British Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Pink Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century French Modernist Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
Late 20th Century Choker Necklaces
Jade, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Diamond, Platinum
Early 2000s Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Choker Necklaces
Agate, Amethyst, Carnelian, Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ga...
Late 20th Century Italian Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Ruby, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Late 20th Century French Modernist Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
1970s French Modernist Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
Mid-20th Century American Etruscan Revival Choker Necklaces
Jade, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Sapphire, Rose Gold
2010s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century French Belle Époque Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
2010s Swiss Contemporary Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Brown Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
20th Century Italian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s American Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Yellow Gold, Steel, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Peridot, White Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s American Modern Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Japanese Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Gold
2010s American Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Gold, 18k 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.