Choker Necklaces
2010s American Modern Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Choker Necklaces
Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Rhodium, Silver
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
14k Gold, Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Yellow Gold, Platinum
2010s Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
2010s South American Modernist Choker Necklaces
Gold Plate, Brass
Early 2000s Italian Modernist Choker Necklaces
Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s French Art Deco Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond
2010s Cypriot Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Nouveau Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Nouveau Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Nouveau Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Nouveau Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
Early 2000s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
2010s Hong Kong Modern Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Garnet, White Diamond, White Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Black Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Baroque Choker Necklaces
Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Black Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Baroque Choker Necklaces
Jade, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Afghan Arts and Crafts Choker Necklaces
Tourmaline
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Arts and Crafts Choker Necklaces
Morganite
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Choker Necklaces
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Italian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Choker Necklaces
2010s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Topaz, Blue Topaz, Silver
2010s American Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Mexican Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Silver, Brass, Bronze
2010s Mexican Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Citrine, Emerald, Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Topaz...
21st Century and Contemporary Zambian Choker Necklaces
Emerald, 18k Gold
2010s Mexican Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Silver, Brass, Bronze, Mixed Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Zambian Choker Necklaces
Emerald, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Zambian Choker Necklaces
Emerald, 18k Gold
2010s Mexican Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Silver, Brass, Bronze, Copper
Early 2000s Choker Necklaces
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.