Choker Necklaces
20th Century Unknown Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Choker Necklaces
Citrine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
1980s Vintage Choker Necklaces
Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1960s American Artisan Vintage Choker Necklaces
Citrine, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s French Retro Vintage Choker Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green ...
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Modern Choker Necklaces
Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow G...
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Victorian Choker Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, White Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
1980s American Art Deco Vintage Choker Necklaces
Citrine, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Singaporean Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s British Artisan Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Byzantine Choker Necklaces
Citrine, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Indian Anglo-Indian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sterling Silver
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Citrine, Diamond, Garnet, Lapis Lazuli, Onyx, Opal, Quartz, Topaz, Turqu...
1960s Artisan Vintage Choker Necklaces
Citrine, Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century French Modernist Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Choker Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s North American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Citrine, Sterling Silver
2010s North American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Citrine, Sterling Silver
2010s North American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Citrine, Sterling Silver
Early 2000s Art Nouveau Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Citrine, Tourmaline, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary English Choker Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire,...
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Choker Necklaces
Agate, Amethyst, Carnelian, Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ga...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, Topaz, Sapphire, Ruby, Quartz, Emerald, Citrine, Amethyst...
2010s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Gold, ...
2010s Victorian Choker Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 10k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Indonesian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Citrine, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Unknown Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Citrine, Multi-gemstone, Tourmaline, Blue Topaz, 14k Gold, Yel...
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Early 17th Century Brazilian Arts and Crafts Antique Choker Necklaces
Citrine, 10k Gold
2010s Victorian Choker Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Silver
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Tanzanite, Gold, ...
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Tanzanite, Gold, ...
2010s Victorian Choker Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Choker Necklaces
Citrine, South Sea Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Italian Choker Necklaces
Citrine, Diamond, Emerald, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Tanzanite, Gold, ...
Late 20th Century Italian Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold...
1990s Choker Necklaces
Citrine, 18k Gold, 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.