Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Italian Choker Necklaces
Coral, 18k Gold
Early 2000s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
Early 2000s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Aquamarine, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Citrine, Iolite, Peridot, Topaz, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
2010s Artist Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
1970s French Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
1970s Unknown Vintage Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond
21st Century and Contemporary American Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary American Choker Necklaces
2010s Italian Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Modernist Choker Necklaces
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Crystal, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Modernist Choker Necklaces
Crystal, Quartz, Sterling Silver
1970s Burmese Modernist Vintage Choker Necklaces
Jade
Early 2000s Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Silver Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Sterling Silver, Silver
1970s Unknown Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
Early 2000s Modernist Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Quartz, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Art Nouveau Choker Necklaces
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Citrine, Garnet, Pearl, Gold Plate, Silver
2010s North American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 10k Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Artisan Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Vermeil, Sterling Silver
2010s French Modern Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary French Choker Necklaces
Crystal, Palladium
2010s French Modern Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Diamond, Quartz, Topaz, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s French Belle Époque Choker Necklaces
Silver Plate
2010s French Art Deco Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary North American Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Ruby
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond
2010s French Late Victorian Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Opal, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Choker Necklaces
Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
22k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Choker Necklaces
Stainless Steel
Early 2000s French Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond
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.