Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
1920s Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
20th Century Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Gold, White Gold
20th Century Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
Early 2000s Choker Necklaces
1990s Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
18k Gold
2010s Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
Early 2000s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
2010s American Artist Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Coral, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Yellow Gold
2010s Spanish Choker Necklaces
Peridot, 24k Gold, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Moonstone, Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Spanish Choker Necklaces
Bronze, 24k Gold
1980s Unknown Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1940s American Retro Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
1970s Danish Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
1980s Vintage Choker Necklaces
14k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold, 10k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold, 10k Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Emerald, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Victorian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Choker Necklaces
Black Diamond, Garnet, Ruby, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
20th Century French Choker Necklaces
Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Choker Necklaces
Vermeil
20th Century Italian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, ...
1980s French Modernist Vintage Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Emirian Artist Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
1950s Retro Vintage Choker Necklaces
Emerald, Brass
1980s French Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
Mixed Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Choker Necklaces
18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
1980s American Baroque Vintage 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.