Choker Necklaces
2010s Unknown Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, White Gold
1880s Dutch Early Victorian Antique Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Platinum
2010s North American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Black Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 14k Go...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1980s Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s European Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold
1960s American Retro Vintage Choker Necklaces
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Nouveau Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 1900s Asian Victorian Antique Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Silver
Mid-20th Century Asian Choker Necklaces
Coral, Turquoise, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, White Gold, Rose Gol...
1980s Italian Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Opal, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Indian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold
2010s European Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Tanzanite, Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Coral, Malachite, Pearl, Ruby, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
1890s Unknown Victorian Antique Choker Necklaces
Coral, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s American Contemporary Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
2010s Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Tourmaline, Paraiba, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
1990s American Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 15k Gold, Rose Gold
1990s Choker Necklaces
Multi-gemstone, Diamond, 18k Gold
1940s American Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum
20th Century German Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1940s Dutch Early Victorian Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Dutch Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Unknown Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, White Gold, 14k Gold
20th Century Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond
2010s Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond
1990s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Black Diamond, Gold, 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.