Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Coral, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Onyx, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
Late 19th Century French Antique Choker Necklaces
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century French Choker Necklaces
Gilt Metal
Late 20th Century Contemporary Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Swiss Modernist Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s American Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Garnet, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Byzantine Choker Necklaces
18k Gold
1980s Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1970s Vintage Choker Necklaces
Mid-20th Century Unknown Retro Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, Gold
1970s American Vintage Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s American Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
Mixed Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Platinum
1990s French Choker Necklaces
1990s American Retro Choker Necklaces
Yellow Gold, Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Topaz, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Choker Necklaces
1990s French Modernist Choker Necklaces
1970s French Art Nouveau Vintage Choker Necklaces
Early 2000s French Modern Choker Necklaces
1960s Unknown Retro Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century French Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Coral, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
1960s Art Deco Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Platinum
Late 19th Century Antique Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s American Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
Mixed Metal
2010s Japanese Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Gold
1970s American Artisan Vintage Choker Necklaces
Carnelian, Bronze
1980s French Modernist Vintage Choker Necklaces
1980s French Modernist Vintage Choker Necklaces
1960s Greek Retro Vintage Choker Necklaces
Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Choker Necklaces
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1870s Victorian Antique Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Gold, 18k Gold
1990s Choker Necklaces
20th Century French Choker Necklaces
Early 1900s Antique Choker Necklaces
Coral, Gold, 14k 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.