Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Rose Gold
Late 20th Century Retro Choker Necklaces
Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, White Gold
1960s Unknown Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Gold
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Revival Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Natural Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Romantic Choker Necklaces
Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Artisan Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Opal, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Rose Gold
Early 2000s Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Early 2000s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Yellow Sapphire, Tanzanite, Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, White Diamond,...
1980s Italian Vintage Choker Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Rose Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Victorian Choker Necklaces
Ruby, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Turquoise, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Rose Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Swiss Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Topaz, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Opal, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Tanzanite, Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, White Diamond, Citrine, Brass, ...
Early 2000s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Brown Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Victorian Choker Necklaces
Ruby, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, Blue Topaz, White Gold
2010s American Victorian Choker Necklaces
Ruby, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
1990s Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Ruby, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Emerald, Sapphire, Ruby, Garnet, Diamond, Yellow Gold, White Gold, Rose ...
2010s Indian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Sapphire, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Emerald, Ruby, Tourmaline, Yellow Gold
1980s Italian Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Ruby, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Choker Necklaces
Emerald, Blue Sapphire, 22k Gold
2010s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s American Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Emerald, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Silver, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Tanzanite, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, White Diamond, Gold, ...
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Star Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Indian Revival Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Natural Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century French Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Pearl, 22k Gold
20th Century American Artisan Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Onyx, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Choker Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Mixed Metal, Gold, Vermeil
1940s Art Deco Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1980s Unknown Contemporary Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s British Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Victorian Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
2010s American Victorian Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling 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.