Choker Necklaces
1980s American Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
2010s Indian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Sterling Silver
2010s Italian Choker Necklaces
Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Choker Necklaces
1980s Italian Vintage Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1960s Vintage Choker Necklaces
1990s Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
1970s French Vintage Choker Necklaces
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
20th Century Danish Choker Necklaces
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
1980s Contemporary Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Choker Necklaces
Garnet, Rhodolite, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
1990s French Choker Necklaces
2010s Indian Victorian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Brass
1980s American Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
Mixed Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Choker Necklaces
Early 2000s Polynesian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1970s American Modernist Vintage Choker Necklaces
Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
1950s Unknown Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century French Choker Necklaces
Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Unknown Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1940s American Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum
2010s Choker Necklaces
1990s French Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Indian Victorian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Black Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
1970s Italian Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Retro Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
1970s American Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
Mixed Metal
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
2010s Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Choker Necklaces
Silver
1990s French Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Silver
Mid-20th Century Unknown Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Freshwater Pearl, Ruby, 14k Gold, Gold
Mid-20th Century French Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Citrine, Multi-gemstone, Turquoise, Topaz, Quartz, Opal, Onyx, Lapis Laz...
1990s Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond
1980s European Retro Vintage Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold
Early 2000s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, 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.