Choker Necklaces
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Tanzanite, Gold, ...
2010s American Artisan Choker Necklaces
Jade
Mid-20th Century Chinese Modern Choker Necklaces
Jade, 14k Gold
2010s American Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Citrine, Emerald, Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Topaz...
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Baroque Choker Necklaces
Jade, 18k Gold
1980s French Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
Jade, Black Jade, Yellow Gold
1980s French Retro Vintage Choker Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Unknown Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k 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
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White 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 American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Hong Kong Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Jade, 18k Gold, White 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
20th Century French Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Singaporean Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Indian Anglo-Indian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century French Modernist Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Choker Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century Choker Necklaces
Jade, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Choker Necklaces
Peridot, Topaz, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Rock Crystal, Quartz, Fre...
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary English Choker Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire,...
Mid-20th Century American Etruscan Revival Choker Necklaces
Jade, 14k Gold
2010s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Pink Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, White ...
2010s Victorian Choker Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 10k Gold, White Gold
1880s Etruscan Revival Antique Choker Necklaces
Jade, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Victorian Choker Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Silver
2010s Victorian Choker Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s British Artisan Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold...
Late 20th Century Italian Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Tanzanite, Gold, ...
20th Century Unknown Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Jade, Opal, Gold, Yellow Gold, 10k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Tanzanite, Gold, ...
Mid-20th Century Unknown Artisan Choker Necklaces
Jade
2010s Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Tanzanite, Gold, ...
2010s American Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Gold, 14k Gold
2010s American Artisan Choker Necklaces
Jade, Turquoise, Black Jade, 14k 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.