Choker Necklaces
Late 18th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique Choker Necklaces
Coral, Gold
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Choker Necklaces
Coral, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
1950s European Artisan Vintage Choker Necklaces
Coral, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s French Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
Jade, Black Jade, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Coral, Onyx, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Coral, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Unknown Choker Necklaces
Coral, Sterling Silver
1970s Italian Artisan Vintage Choker Necklaces
Coral, Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Chinese Modern Choker Necklaces
Jade, 14k Gold
2010s Hong Kong Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Jade, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Baroque Choker Necklaces
Jade, 18k Gold
20th Century French Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
1960s Post-War Vintage Choker Necklaces
Coral, Cultured Pearl, Sterling Silver
1980s European Vintage Choker Necklaces
Coral, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s French Modern Choker Necklaces
Coral, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Coral
1960s Vintage Choker Necklaces
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Choker Necklaces
Jade, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Coral, Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Belle Époque Choker Necklaces
Coral, Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Coral, Fluorite, Gold
1990s Italian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Silver
1930s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Choker Necklaces
Coral, Silver
2010s Israeli Choker Necklaces
Coral
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Coral, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
1890s Dutch Late Victorian Antique Choker Necklaces
Coral, 14k Gold
Mid-20th Century American Etruscan Revival Choker Necklaces
Jade, 14k Gold
2010s American Artisan Choker Necklaces
Coral, 14k Gold
2010s American Artisan Choker Necklaces
Jade, Turquoise, Black Jade, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Coral, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
Late 19th Century Dutch Victorian Antique Choker Necklaces
Coral, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s Tibetan Anglo-Indian Antique Choker Necklaces
Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Silver
Early 1900s Antique Choker Necklaces
Coral, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1880s Etruscan Revival Antique Choker Necklaces
Jade, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Coral, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
1950s Italian Artisan Vintage Choker Necklaces
Coral, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Coral, Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Modernist Choker Necklaces
Coral, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Choker Necklaces
Coral, Gold Plate, Silver
Early 20th Century Dutch Edwardian Choker Necklaces
Coral, Gold
20th Century Unknown Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Jade, Opal, Gold, Yellow Gold, 10k Gold
Late 20th Century Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Coral, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Vintage Choker Necklaces
Jade, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Mid-20th Century Asian Modern Choker Necklaces
Jade, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Coral, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Jade, Ruby, 9k Gold, Rose Gold
1980s Vintage Choker Necklaces
Jade, 10k Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Choker Necklaces
Coral, Freshwater Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Choker Necklaces
Coral, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Coral, Quartz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Artist Choker Necklaces
Coral, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Artist Choker Necklaces
Amazonite, Coral, Turquoise, Vermeil
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Vintage Choker Necklaces
Coral, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Artisan Choker Necklaces
Jade
2010s Australian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Jade, Ruby, 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.