Choker Necklaces
1970s French Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
1990s French Modern Choker Necklaces
1980s Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold
20th Century Greek Revival Choker Necklaces
Silver
1990s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald
20th Century Portuguese Egyptian Revival Choker Necklaces
Lapis Lazuli, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s American Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
Mixed Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Multi-gemstone
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
1990s French Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Egyptian Egyptian Revival Choker Necklaces
24k Gold, Brass
1990s Unknown Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 10k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold
1990s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Mixed Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
1970s American Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
2010s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Indian Revival Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Natural Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Opal, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Greek Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Early 2000s French Modern Choker Necklaces
Mixed Metal
1950s Unknown Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century French Modern Choker Necklaces
Citrine, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s French Modern Choker Necklaces
2010s Unknown Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Danish Modern Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s French Modern Choker Necklaces
1970s American Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
2010s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Choker Necklaces
Malachite, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
1990s Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, White Gold, 14k Gold
1940s American Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Platinum
20th Century American Modern Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, White Gold, 14k Gold
1970s Swiss Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s French Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Gold Plate, Brass
2010s Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Unknown Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
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.