Choker Necklaces
1980s Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold
2010s Unknown Contemporary Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1970s Italian Vintage Choker Necklaces
14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Regency Choker Necklaces
Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 10k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, White Gold, 10k Gold
2010s British Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
1970s American Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
Mixed Metal
1950s American Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
15th Century and Earlier French Antique Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Fire Opal, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Choker Necklaces
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
Early 2000s Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Choker Necklaces
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
20th Century European Artisan Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Italian Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
15th Century and Earlier French Antique Choker Necklaces
1890s Swedish Antique Choker Necklaces
Onyx, Rock Crystal, Silver
2010s Dutch Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
1990s Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
1940s French Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
1960s French Vintage Choker Necklaces
1980s Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, Platinum
2010s Spanish Choker Necklaces
Peridot, 24k Gold, Bronze
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Choker Necklaces
20th Century French Choker Necklaces
Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Early 2000s North American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century French Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
2010s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Labradorite, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Portuguese Egyptian Revival Choker Necklaces
Lapis Lazuli, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Citrine, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1850s British Antique Choker Necklaces
15k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Black Pearl, Cultured Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White 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.