Choker Necklaces
1990s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Gold Plate, Brass
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Crystal, Gold Plate, Brass
1980s Vintage Choker Necklaces
2010s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Tourmaline, White Gold
20th Century Contemporary Choker Necklaces
South Sea Pearl, 14k Gold
1910s European Retro Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
2010s North American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Emerald, Ruby, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Choker Necklaces
Brass
Late 20th Century Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold
2010s Asian Baroque Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Arts and Crafts Choker Necklaces
Topaz, Blue Topaz, 14k Gold, 15k Gold, 22k Gold
1970s American Egyptian Revival Vintage Choker Necklaces
2010s American Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum
1990s French Modernist Choker Necklaces
Gilt Metal
1970s American Artisan Vintage Choker Necklaces
Sterling Silver
2010s American Aesthetic Movement Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Onyx, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Tanzanite, Gold, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
19th Century Austrian Early Victorian Antique Choker Necklaces
Silver Plate
20th Century Choker Necklaces
18k Gold
2010s Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Israeli Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Choker Necklaces
Yellow Gold
2010s Choker Necklaces
Pearl, 18k Gold
1990s Choker Necklaces
Crystal
20th Century English Retro Choker Necklaces
Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Unknown Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Jade, Opal, Gold, Yellow Gold, 10k Gold
2010s Swiss Art Nouveau Choker Necklaces
South Sea Pearl, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century French Choker Necklaces
Gilt Metal
Late 19th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Choker Necklaces
Turquoise, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Rock Crystal, Quartz, Brass
1980s Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Choker Necklaces
Late 20th Century Italian Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Tanzanite, Gold, ...
1910s Victorian Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Spinel, Tourmaline, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Choker Necklaces
Brass, 24k Gold
2010s Italian Choker Necklaces
Silver
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Larimar, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century Edwardian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum
Late 20th Century Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Choker Necklaces
Enamel
Late 20th Century Modernist Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Yellow Gold
1980s American Modernist Vintage Choker Necklaces
2010s Modern Choker Necklaces
Black Pearl, Cultured Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Stainless Steel
Late 20th Century Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Pearl, South Sea Pearl
Late 20th Century Italian Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
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.