Choker Necklaces
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, Turquoise, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Black Pearl, South Sea Pearl, White Gold
2010s British Artisan Choker Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Black Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Citrine, Diamond, Garnet, Lapis Lazuli, Onyx, Opal, Quartz, Topaz, Turqu...
21st Century and Contemporary American Baroque Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Natural Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
2010s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Natural Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Black Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s American Retro Vintage Choker Necklaces
Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Amazonite, Cultured Pearl, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1800s Indian Victorian Antique Choker Necklaces
Citrine, Pearl, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Sapphire, Cultured Pearl, Ruby, Yellow Gold
1980s Italian Contemporary Vintage Choker Necklaces
Coral, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Natural Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Gold, 18...
1890s British Victorian Antique Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Silver
1990s Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Quartz, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Choker Necklaces
Freshwater Pearl
2010s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Pearl, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Pearl, 14k Gold, 24k Gold, Gold-filled, Gold Plate
Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Black Pearl, Ruby, Silver
Early 19th Century Classical Roman Antique Choker Necklaces
South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s British Modern Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Gold, 9k Gold
2010s American Victorian Choker Necklaces
Chrysophrase, Pearl, Black Pearl, Quartz, Gold-filled
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Diamond, Iolite, Quartz, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose...
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Onyx, Pearl, Gold, Silver, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Black Pearl, Cultured Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Choker Necklaces
Emerald, Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Dutch Choker Necklaces
Coral, Freshwater Pearl, Pearl, 18k Gold, Gold
1940s French Artisan Vintage Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Silver, Gilt Metal
20th Century American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Black Pearl, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Onyx, Black Pearl, Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Pearl, 14k Gold, 24k Gold, Gold-filled, Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Black Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
1980s Unknown Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Jade, Ruby, 9k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Black Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Pearl, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Modern Choker Necklaces
Quartz, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
1960s Unknown Modernist Vintage Choker Necklaces
Natural Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k 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.