Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Black Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Black Pearl, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Black Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Natural Pearl, Silver, Sterling Si...
21st Century and Contemporary American Baroque Choker Necklaces
Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Diamond, 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 American Baroque Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Black Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Black Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
1890s Antique Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Yellow Gold
1950s Italian Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Quartz, Ruby, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century American Modern Choker Necklaces
Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Victorian Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 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
1950s French Retro Vintage Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
1970s Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
2010s American Victorian Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Silver
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Onyx, Black Pearl, Bronze
2010s Israeli Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Black Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Edwardian Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Indonesian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Black Pearl, Silver
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Black Pearl, Ruby, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Spanish Art Nouveau Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Enamel
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Ruby, Diamond, Black Pearl, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Freshwater Pearl, Ruby, 14k Gold, Gold
1930s Unknown Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Carnelian, Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Gold, 14k Go...
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Black Pearl, Aquamarine, Pink Sapphire, Bronze, 14k Gold, Silver
1960s Unknown Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Black Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Black Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, 14k Gold
1950s French Retro Vintage Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Black Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Italian Vintage Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Choker Necklaces
Moonstone, Pearl, Black Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Onyx, Black Pearl, Diamond, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, White Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, White Gold
1990s Unknown Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, 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.