Choker Necklaces
Early 2000s Indonesian Artist Choker Necklaces
Coral, Diamond, Pearl, 22k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
1950s French Retro Vintage Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s German Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Freshwater Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphir...
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1940s American Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum
1990s American Choker Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Platinum
1990s Italian Retro Choker Necklaces
South Sea Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold
Early 2000s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Onyx, Pearl, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Revival Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Natural Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Bronze, 14k Gold, Gold-filled, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, White Gold, 18k Gold
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Gold Plate, Silver, Enamel
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Emerald, Pearl, Turquoise, Gold-filled, Bronze
Early 2000s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Sterling Silver
1980s Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
1990s Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Pearl, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Black Pearl, Natural Pearl, South Sea Pearl, White Gold
1980s Vintage Choker Necklaces
Pearl
Mid-20th Century Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Crystal, Pearl
2010s Choker Necklaces
South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1930s Unknown Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Platinum
1970s American Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold
2010s British Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, White Gold, 14k Gold
1990s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Diamond, Ruby, 22k Gold
1960s Unknown Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Gold
2010s British Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Black Pearl, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, Wh...
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Brown Diamond, Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Silver, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Swiss Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Natural Pearl, Pearl, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Indian Revival Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Natural Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s American Vintage Choker Necklaces
Opal, Pearl
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Agate, Amethyst, Carnelian, Coral, Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Pearl, Quartz,...
1990s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, White Gold
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Base Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Artist Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Choker Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Spinel, Pearl, 18k Gold, Gold, ...
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Black Pearl, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, Gold
1990s Choker Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1890s Renaissance Revival Antique Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Artisan Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Brown Diamond, 14k Gold
1980s American Vintage Choker Necklaces
Pearl
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold
1950s Modernist Vintage Choker Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, Turquoise, Sterling Silver, Silver
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.