Choker Necklaces
Mid-20th Century Italian Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1980s Indian Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Yellow Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Choker Necklaces
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Choker Necklaces
14k Gold, White Gold
1990s French Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Choker Necklaces
Carnelian, Onyx, 18k Gold
20th Century Choker Necklaces
Early 2000s Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s British Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
1990s American Choker Necklaces
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, White Gold, 14k Gold
2010s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, White Gold, 14k Gold
1950s American Artisan Vintage Choker Necklaces
20th Century Unknown Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Turquoise, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
1990s Unknown Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century French Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s French Choker Necklaces
1980s Vintage Choker Necklaces
2010s Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Aesthetic Movement Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold, 10k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
2010s Spanish Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Black Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s North American Modern Choker Necklaces
14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Choker Necklaces
Brown Diamond, Black Diamond, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, White...
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1990s Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Choker Necklaces
White Gold
2010s North American Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
1950s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Black Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century French Belle Époque Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 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.