Choker Necklaces
Early 2000s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Emerald, Pearl, Turquoise, Gold-filled, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, White Gold
2010s British Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1980s Italian Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
1980s Vintage Choker Necklaces
Pearl
1970s American Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold
1940s American Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum
1930s Unknown Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Platinum
20th Century Swiss Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Platinum
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Gold Plate, Brass, Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Modernist Vintage Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Natural Pearl, Pearl, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Base Metal
1950s American Vintage Choker Necklaces
Pearl
1890s Renaissance Revival Antique Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
1980s American Vintage Choker Necklaces
Opal, Pearl
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, White Gold, 18k Gold
1960s Unknown Modernist Vintage Choker Necklaces
Natural Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Onyx, White Diamond, Diamond, Gold, White Gold, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Bronze, 14k Gold, Gold-filled, Silver
2010s Indian Revival Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Natural Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Coral, White Diamond, Pearl, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Australian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century French Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum
Late 20th Century Modernist Choker Necklaces
Turquoise, Silver
Early 2000s Choker Necklaces
Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s British Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Black Pearl, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, Wh...
2010s Indian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Pearl, 22k Gold
2010s Swiss Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Artisan Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Pearl, White Diamond, Diamond, Gold, White Gold, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Agate, Amethyst, Carnelian, Coral, Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Pearl, Quartz,...
21st Century and Contemporary American Choker Necklaces
Freshwater Pearl, Garnet, Vermeil
2010s Choker Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold
2010s British Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Natural Pearl, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1920s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Natural Pearl, Topaz, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Choker Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Spinel, Pearl, 18k Gold, Gold, ...
1990s Swiss Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Topaz, Pearl, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold
20th Century Japanese Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Artisan Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
1990s Choker Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Brown Diamond, Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold
1980s Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
1950s Modernist Vintage Choker Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, Turquoise, Sterling Silver, Silver
1990s American Choker Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Jugendstil Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Pearl, Gold, Platinum, 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.