Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Emirian Romantic Choker Necklaces
Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Choker Necklaces
Peridot, Topaz, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Rock Crystal, Quartz, Fre...
2010s Indian Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Sterling Silver
2010s Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Hong Kong Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
1980s Italian Vintage Choker Necklaces
Ruby, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary English Choker Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire,...
2010s Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
20th Century Swiss Artisan Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold
2010s Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Pink Sapphire, 10k Gold, Rose Gold
1970s Greek Modernist Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Gol...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Sapphire, Rose Gold
2010s European Romantic Choker Necklaces
Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 10k Gold
2010s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s British Artisan Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Victorian Choker Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 10k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold
1980s Vintage Choker Necklaces
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s European Romantic Choker Necklaces
Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s European Romantic Choker Necklaces
Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Italian Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Ruby, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Indian Choker Necklaces
Ruby, 14k Gold
2010s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Pink Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, White ...
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
20th Century American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Asian Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Modern Choker Necklaces
Sapphire, Silver
20th Century American Retro Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Choker Necklaces
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Ruby
20th Century Italian Choker Necklaces
Crystal, Sapphire, Gold
2010s North American Choker Necklaces
Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Diamond, Tourmaline, Paraiba, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Choker Necklaces
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Modern Choker Necklaces
Sapphire, Aquamarine, Silver
20th Century American Modern Choker Necklaces
Crystal, Diamond, Rock Crystal, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Choker Necklaces
Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold
1990s Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Diamond, Gol...
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 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.