Choker Necklaces
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald
2010s Italian Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Unknown Contemporary Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Gold Plate, Silver, Brass
2010s Unknown Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Peridot, Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Art Nouveau Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Gold, Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s American Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Emerald
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond
Early 2000s American Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Platinum
Early 2000s Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 2000s Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Italian Byzantine Choker Necklaces
18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Coral, Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Garnet, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Artisan Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Amethyst, Multi-gemstone, Quartz, Other, Yellow ...
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond
21st Century and Contemporary European Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Pink Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Onyx, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Yellow Diamond
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, White Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond
Early 2000s Swedish Choker Necklaces
Silver
1880s Belle Époque Antique Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Early Victorian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald
2010s Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Brown Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Classical Roman Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Quartz, Topaz, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, 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.