Choker Necklaces
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Onyx, Platinum
20th Century Choker Necklaces
Onyx, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Cultured Pearl, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Coral, Onyx, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s Japanese Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Hungarian Renaissance Revival Antique Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Silver, Enamel
Late 20th Century Asian Modern Choker Necklaces
Black Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 14k Gold
1970s Greek Classical Greek Vintage Choker Necklaces
Onyx, 18k Gold
2010s North American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Black Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 14k Go...
1910s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Onyx, Platinum
1930s American Baroque Vintage Choker Necklaces
Crystal, Cultured Pearl
1960s Post-War Vintage Choker Necklaces
Coral, Cultured Pearl, Sterling Silver
2010s French Modern Choker Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, Diamond, White Diamond, Opal, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Natural Pearl, Oriental Pearl, South Sea Pearl, G...
20th Century Unknown Choker Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, 14k Gold
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold
2010s French Modern Choker Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, Peridot, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Danish Modernist Vintage Choker Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Onyx, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Italian Belle Époque Choker Necklaces
Coral, Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s North American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Onyx, Pearl, 18k Gold, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Natural Pearl
20th Century North American Retro Choker Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary French Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Onyx, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s European Romantic Vintage Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Choker Necklaces
Agate, Amethyst, Carnelian, Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ga...
1890s Swedish Antique Choker Necklaces
Onyx, Rock Crystal, Silver
Late 20th Century Unknown Modernist Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Amethyst, Diamond, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Retro Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Modern Choker Necklaces
Onyx, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterli...
Early 2000s American Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Platinum
2010s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold,...
2010s Polynesian Modern Choker Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, Base Metal
20th Century European Artisan Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, Pearl
21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Onyx, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Crystal, Diamond, Rock Crystal, Onyx, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Modern Choker Necklaces
Black Pearl, Cultured Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Black Pearl, Cultured Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Rock Crystal, Quartz, Brass
Mid-20th Century American Modern Choker Necklaces
Onyx, Silver, Sterling Silver
1980s American Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Onyx, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Onyx
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, Yellow Diamond, Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Oriental Pearl...
2010s Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Choker Necklaces
Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern Choker Necklaces
Citrine, Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Choker Necklaces
Cultured Pearl
2010s Choker Necklaces
Cultured Pearl
1960s French Retro Vintage Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Black Pearl, Cultured Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, ...
2010s British Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Cultured Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White...
18th Century Unknown Early Victorian Antique Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Onyx, 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.