Choker Necklaces
Mid-20th Century American Retro Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Brass
Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, White Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Choker Necklaces
2010s Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Emerald, 9k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Choker Necklaces
Coral, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s French Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Unknown Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Choker Necklaces
Malachite, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Sterling Silver
1980s Italian Vintage Choker Necklaces
Ruby, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Byzantine Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, 22k Gold, 24k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
1990s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Sterling Silver
Early 2000s Choker Necklaces
Garnet, Rhodolite, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century English Edwardian Choker Necklaces
Platinum
2010s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Unknown Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Multi-gemstone, Vermeil
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Chrysophrase, Pearl, Quartz, Gold Plate
1990s French Modernist Choker Necklaces
Silver Plate
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Black Pearl, 18k Gold
20th Century Unknown Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Choker Necklaces
Sterling Silver
2010s Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Citrine, Peridot, Topaz, Sterling Silver, Rhodium
2010s Unknown Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Italian Modernist Choker Necklaces
Silver, Sterling Silver
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Natural Pearl, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Sapphire
2010s American Artisan Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Amethyst, Multi-gemstone, Quartz, Other, Yellow ...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Choker Necklaces
Early 2000s French Modern Choker Necklaces
Silver Plate
1980s Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald
1970s Italian Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modernist Choker Necklaces
Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire
2010s Danish Modern Choker Necklaces
Late 20th Century Dutch Choker Necklaces
Coral, Freshwater Pearl, Pearl, 18k Gold, Gold
Late 20th Century French Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
1970s Swiss Contemporary Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Art Nouveau Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Labradorite, Pearl, Silver
1980s German Art Deco Vintage Choker Necklaces
Gold Plate
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.