Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold
1990s French Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Colombian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Victorian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Kyanite, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Platinum
2010s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond
Late 20th Century Unknown Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Tanzanite, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s Retro Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
1990s Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century American Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century French Retro Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Brown Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
1980s Contemporary Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Tanzanite, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
1990s Retro Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
1990s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold
Early 20th Century European Jugendstil Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Pearl, White Gold, Platinum, Gold
2010s Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold
20th Century Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold
Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
2010s Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Emerald, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s European Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary European Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold
2010s Israeli Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Tanzanite, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Unknown Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
2010s Unknown Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Gol...
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 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.