Fashion Jewelry Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1950s American Modern Choker Necklaces
2010s Modern Choker Necklaces
Sapphire, Silver
Early 2000s Peruvian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Opal, 18k Gold, Gold, 14k Gold
Vintage 1970s Choker Necklaces
Gold Plate
20th Century French Choker Necklaces
Late 20th Century American Modernist Choker Necklaces
Sterling Silver
20th Century Modernist Choker Necklaces
Brass
2010s French Modern Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1980s Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1980s Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1980s Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1980s Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1980s Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1980s French Byzantine Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1980s Central American Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1970s Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1980s German Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1980s Choker Necklaces
1990s Choker Necklaces
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Belle Époque Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1980s Choker Necklaces
2010s European Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1980s German Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
2010s South American Modernist Beaded Necklaces
Sterling Silver, Gold Plate
Vintage 1980s American Modernist Choker Necklaces
Crystal, Pearl
Vintage 1960s American Modern Choker Necklaces
2010s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Brass
Early 2000s Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Silver Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Silver Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
2010s American Modern Chain Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Silver, Sterling Silver, Other
21st Century and Contemporary French Choker Necklaces
Gold
Early 2000s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Early 2000s French Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1960s French Modernist Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1980s Italian Modernist Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1980s American Modern Choker Necklaces
2010s Mexican Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Silver, Brass, Bronze, Mixed Metal
Vintage 1960s American Choker Necklaces
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1970s British Choker Necklaces
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Aquamarine, Opal
20th Century Choker Necklaces
Early 2000s Choker Necklaces
2010s Mexican Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Silver, Brass, Bronze, Copper
2010s Mexican Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Silver
Early 2000s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
2010s Mexican Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Silver, Brass, Bronze
Late 20th Century French Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Peridot, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1950s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Antique and Vintage Fashion Choker Necklaces for Sale on 1stDibs
Vintage fashion choker necklaces are elegant, alluring and stylish. Cameos, pearls, malachite 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.
Costume jewelry, which is also called fashion jewelry, is designed to accessorize with current fashions and is typically made with inexpensive materials. Whether you’re seeking a provocative fashion choker necklace or a similar accessory from the fine jewelry collection on 1stDibs that exudes elegance and grace, the offerings here present something for everyone.
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.
Fashion chokers designed by Trifari, Kenneth Jay Lane, Miriam Haskell and others make a statement with an unmistakable air of femininity — find a collection of antique, new and vintage fashion choker necklaces today on 1stDibs.