Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold
Early 2000s French Modernist Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold
Early 2000s Italian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold
Early 2000s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Sterling Silver
2010s Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Sapphire, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, White Gold, 14k Gold
1970s French Vintage Choker Necklaces
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Artisan Choker Necklaces
Sapphire, South Sea Pearl, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Choker Necklaces
Quartz, Other, Mixed Metal
Early 2000s European Choker Necklaces
Crystal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Emerald
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold
Early 2000s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
2010s Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Aquamarine, Sapphire, Silver
Early 2000s Hong Kong Choker Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Aquamarine, Sapphire, 10k Gold, White Gold
2010s French Artist Choker Necklaces
Early 2000s Italian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
Early 2000s Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Victorian Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Rhodium, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Aquamarine, Sapphire, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Choker Necklaces
Kyanite, Silver, Mixed Metal
1970s American Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
Silver Plate, Mixed Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Choker Necklaces
Lapis Lazuli, Sterling Silver
2010s Turkish Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Aquamarine, Diamond, Brown Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Aquamarine, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1970s French Vintage Choker Necklaces
2010s Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Aquamarine, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Chinese Artist Choker Necklaces
2010s Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Emerald, Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Choker Necklaces
Tourmaline, 14k Gold, Vermeil, Mixed Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Byzantine Choker Necklaces
Citrine, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Pearl
1970s French Vintage Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, 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.