Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Italian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s European Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
1980s Retro Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
2010s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Yellow Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Coral, Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
1980s American Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s British Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Pink Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
2010s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Yellow Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Italian Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Swiss Artist Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
20th Century American Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
1940s European Art Deco Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
2010s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Coral, Fluorite, Gold
Early 2000s Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 22k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Peridot, Spinel, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Asian Art Nouveau Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Aquamarine, Diamond, Brown Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Italian Belle Époque Choker Necklaces
Coral, Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
1950s Renaissance Revival Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
1970s Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 18th Century Spanish Georgian Antique Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Diamond, Platinum
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
1930s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Choker Necklaces
Coral, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Choker Necklaces
Diamond
Late 20th Century French Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, White Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 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.