Choker Necklaces
2010s American Victorian Choker Necklaces
Ruby, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
1980s Italian Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Rose Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Tanzanite, Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, White Diamond, Citrine, Brass, ...
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Emerald, Ruby, Tourmaline, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Opal, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
2010s American Victorian Choker Necklaces
Ruby, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s British Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Victorian Choker Necklaces
Ruby, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Rose Gold, 14k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Tanzanite, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, White Diamond, Gold, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Silver, Yellow Gold
20th Century Choker Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Spinel, Pearl, 18k Gold, Gold, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
20th Century Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Emerald, Sapphire, Ruby, Garnet, Diamond, Yellow Gold, White Gold, Rose ...
2010s Indian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Emerald, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
2010s Indian Revival Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Natural Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Victorian Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, Gold, 10k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Ruby, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Victorian Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Pearl, 22k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Ruby, 14k Gold
2010s American Victorian Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
1990s Greek Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Choker Necklaces
Freshwater Pearl, Garnet, Vermeil
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Ruby, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Victorian Choker Necklaces
Iolite, Ruby, Sterling Silver, Gold-filled, Silver
Late 20th Century French Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Victorian Choker Necklaces
Iolite, Ruby, 10k Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Unknown Artist Vintage Choker Necklaces
Ruby, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Sapphire, Tanzanite, Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, White Diamond, Gold, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Tsavorite, Sapphire, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Freshwater Pearl, Marcasite, Sterling Silver
1940s American Retro Vintage Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire
Late 20th Century Italian Retro Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
20th Century Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Ruby
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Ruby
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Citrine, Emerald, Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Topaz...
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Black Pearl, Ruby, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Italian Retro Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Ruby
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby
1960s Italian Belle Époque Vintage Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Ruby, 9k Gold, Yellow 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.