Fashion Jewelry Choker Necklaces
20th Century French Choker Necklaces
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary French Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1930s Unknown Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1980s French Modern Choker Necklaces
Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Multi-Strand Necklaces
Pearl, Brass
Vintage 1980s Italian Choker Necklaces
20th Century French Choker Necklaces
Gilt Metal
20th Century French Choker Necklaces
20th Century French Choker Necklaces
Early 2000s Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1950s American Artisan Choker Necklaces
Agate, Jade, Brass, Gilt Metal
Vintage 1980s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1950s American Modern Link Necklaces
2010s Danish Modern Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1970s Unknown Artisan Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Lapis Lazuli, Onyx, Brass, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1960s Modernist Pendant Necklaces
Brass
Vintage 1950s French Rococo Choker Necklaces
Rhodium, Silver Plate, Brass
1990s French Choker Necklaces
Crystal
Vintage 1960s American Modern Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Artist Link Necklaces
Gold Plate, Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Modernist Choker Necklaces
20th Century French Choker Necklaces
Late 20th Century Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary French Choker Necklaces
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1950s American Choker Necklaces
Rhodium, Base Metal
20th Century French Choker Necklaces
Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary French Choker Necklaces
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1940s American Modern Choker Necklaces
1990s French Romantic Choker Necklaces
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1980s Italian Classical Roman Clip-on Earrings
Late 20th Century French Choker Necklaces
Crystal, Gilt Metal
Vintage 1960s Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Multi-Strand Necklaces
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Multi-Strand Necklaces
Pearl, Brass
Vintage 1980s Chain Necklaces
Yellow Gold, Rose Gold, 14k Gold
Vintage 1980s French Art Deco Modern Bracelets
20th Century French Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Late 20th Century Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Coral, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Dutch Modern Choker Necklaces
Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Danish Modernist Choker Necklaces
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Choker Necklaces
Gold Plate
Late 20th Century Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Choker Necklaces
2010s Danish Modern Choker Necklaces
20th Century French Choker Necklaces
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1980s Unknown Modern Chain Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary French Link Necklaces
Late 20th Century Choker Necklaces
2010s Unknown Choker Necklaces
20th Century French Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1960s American Etruscan Revival Drop Necklaces
Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary French Choker Necklaces
Palladium
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.