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Choker Necklaces For Sale
Gemstone: Ruby
Gemstone: Peridot
Italian Suite Diamond Ruby 18k Gold Earrings Ring Collar Necklace Set
Located in Miami, FL
An exquisite Italian-made set of Diamond & Ruby jewelry, with matching ring, earrings & spectacular collar link necklace. Completely crafted in 18K Yellow Gold with 18K White Gold accents. The necklace is 15" long x 8 to 14 mm, with polished "X" shaped links  Set with 3 genuine red rubies weighing approx. 2.40 cartas and surrounded by  2.20 carats of extra white diamond, G-H color, and VS clarity. It is secured by an insert clasp. The beautiful ring has a cluster pave diamond...
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1980s Italian Retro Vintage Choker Necklaces

Materials

Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold

Gilbert Albert Blk Tourmaline, Ruby, Pearl & Diamond Necklace in 18k Yellow Gold
Located in La Jolla, CA
Black Tourmaline, Ruby and Diamond Statement Necklace in 18k Yellow Gold by Gilbert Albert (Geneva) features Large Black Tourmaline Crystals set in textured 18k Yellow Gold with Ruby Cabochons, Diamonds and Black Tahitian Pearls 5.00 carats of Round Brilliant Diamonds 53.49 carats of Pearshaped Ruby Cabochons with mixed color intensity and 15 Black Tahitian Pearls from 8 mm to 10.5 mm Mixed tones of grey Necklace measures 17 inches around with the center front measuring 2.00 inches wide Necklace weighs 263.5 grams Necklace is marked Gilbert Albert, 750, 2820 About Gilbert Albert In 1955, at only 25 years of age he joined the Patek Philippe workshops and soon became the head of the creative department. At this time, Patek Philippe was under the adventurous guidance of Henri Stern, himself a talented artist who took something of a gamble nurturing the avant-garde design sensibility of the young jewelry designer Albert. By the turn of the 1960s, Gilbert Albert was focusing on his true love, jewelry. Here his creativity knew no bounds, he would see beauty where no one else would. He reveled in using unusual materials such as meteorites and fossils, contrasting these rough materials with highly polished or textured gold, with a sprinkling of more traditional gemstones such as rubies, emeralds and diamonds. As always, he drew inspiration from nature: he would see a shell and see something precious to be replicated in a watch. He would see textures and lines in a meteorite and treat them in the same way as a precious stone. He even used fur to create straps. Such inspiration fueled an extraordinary array of jeweled watches...
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21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces

Materials

Diamond, Black Pearl, Ruby, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Emilio Jewelry Certified 110.00 Carat Burma No Heat Vivid Red Ruby Necklace
Located in New York, NY
One of the ultimate treasures from the Museum Vault at Emilio Jewelry, a dealer located on New York's iconic fifth avenue, Featuring an unbelievable array of highly sought after no h...
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21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces

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Ruby

Emilio Jewelry 113.00 Carat Ruby Diamond Suite
Located in New York, NY
From the Emilio Jewelry Museum Vault in New York, Showcasing exquisite vivid red rubies totaling approximately 47.74 cts Diamonds: Approximately...
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21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces

Materials

Diamond, Ruby

18.28 Carat 'total weight' Oval Ruby and Diamond Necklace in Platinum
Located in Delray Beach, FL
18.28 Carat (total weight) Oval Cut Ruby and 20.16 Carat (total weight) Marquise Cut and Round Brilliant Cut Diamond Necklace set in Platinum. Diamonds range from Color G-H-I and Cl...
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20th Century Choker Necklaces

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Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, 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.

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