Choker Necklaces
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
1980s American Modernist Vintage Choker Necklaces
Crystal, Pearl
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Rhodium, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, Rose Gold
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Gold Plate, Silver, Enamel
2010s Cypriot Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Gol...
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Onyx, Pearl, Quartz, Chalcedony, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Citrine, Onyx, Pearl, Quartz, Gold, 18k Gold
1990s Turkish Byzantine Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Turquoise, 18k Gold
2010s American Victorian Choker Necklaces
Ruby, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Tanzanite, Gold, ...
1980s North American Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k 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...
2010s Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Cultured Pearl, White Gold
20th Century Unknown Choker Necklaces
Sapphire, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
1980s French Retro Vintage Choker Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Aquamarine, Sapphire, White Gold, 14k Gold
1990s Retro Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
1950s Dutch Early Victorian Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
2010s Spanish Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, White Gold
20th Century Unknown Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
1990s Spanish Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, White Gold
20th Century Unknown Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold
1990s Japanese Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Yellow 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 Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Paraiba, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 19th Century Hungarian Renaissance Revival Antique Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Silver, Enamel
2010s Modern Choker Necklaces
Aquamarine, Sapphire, Gold, White Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Spanish Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Sapphire, Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Freshwater Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold
1970s Danish Modernist Vintage Choker Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Freshwater Pearl, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Modern Choker Necklaces
Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow G...
Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century North American Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Apatite, Gold Plate, Silver
1910s American Edwardian Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Natural Pearl, Platinum
2010s Australian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Pearl, 9k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
1930s American Baroque Vintage Choker Necklaces
Crystal, Cultured Pearl
2010s Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Late 20th Century Asian Modern Choker Necklaces
Black Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Choker Necklaces
Brown Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Rose Gold
2010s Dutch Art Nouveau Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, White 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 European Renaissance Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
2010s North American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Black Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 14k Go...
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.