Choker Necklaces
Early 2000s American Modern Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Pink Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
1960s Italian Vintage Choker Necklaces
Gold, 18k Gold
1970s Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
1980s Italian Retro Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
1970s Italian Modernist Vintage Choker Necklaces
Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1950s Italian Artisan Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
1990s Choker Necklaces
Coral, 18k Gold
1840s French Victorian Antique Choker Necklaces
Topaz, Gold, 18k Gold
1990s Swiss Choker Necklaces
Yellow Gold
1920s Chinese Art Deco Vintage Choker Necklaces
Jade, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Vintage Choker Necklaces
Chrysophrase
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Coral, Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Tourmaline, 14k Gold, Yellow ...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Garnet, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s British Artist Vintage Choker Necklaces
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Onyx, Rock Crystal, Turquoise, Chalcedony, Platinum
1950s American Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century French Choker Necklaces
1950s Italian Vintage Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, White Gold
1970s Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
Late 20th Century American Art Deco Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, White Gold
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
18k Gold
Early 20th Century Choker Necklaces
Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Indian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold
American Choker Necklaces
1980s American Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
American Choker Necklaces
French Choker Necklaces
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.