Choker Necklaces
2010s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Topaz, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Retro Choker Necklaces
Gold-filled
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century European Victorian Choker Necklaces
Silver
1990s Choker Necklaces
Crystal
2010s Indian Revival Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Natural Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1910s British Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
Mixed Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Modernist Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Opal, Quartz, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
1960s Unknown Modernist Vintage Choker Necklaces
Natural Pearl, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Aquamarine, Opal, 14k Gold, Gold-filled, Bronze
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century French Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
1980s French Vintage Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Modern Choker Necklaces
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s French Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Citrine, Peridot, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Rhodolite, 18k Gold, Yell...
Early 18th Century British Antique Choker Necklaces
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Citrine, Garnet, Peridot, Topaz, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century French Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum
Early 1900s Unknown Retro Antique Choker Necklaces
Sapphire, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Choker Necklaces
Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Ruby
1980s Unknown Contemporary Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Black Pearl, Moonstone, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Pink Diamond, Rose Gold, Platinum
2010s Italian Choker Necklaces
Natural Pearl, Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Modernist Choker Necklaces
Citrine, Peridot, Quartz, Druzy, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Crystal
1980s French Baroque Vintage Choker Necklaces
Base Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Opal, Tourmaline, Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
1940s Retro Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Choker Necklaces
Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
1970s Italian Classical Roman Vintage Choker Necklaces
Malachite, Sterling Silver
1980s European Retro Vintage Choker Necklaces
Garnet, 14k Gold
1980s American Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
Mixed Metal
2010s Japanese Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Gold
2010s Artist Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Choker Necklaces
1980s French Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Choker Necklaces
Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s 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.