Fashion Jewelry Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary French Choker Necklaces
20th Century French Choker Necklaces
2010s Choker Necklaces
20th Century North American Retro Choker Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century French Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s German Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Silver Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1960s American Modern Choker Necklaces
20th Century French Choker Necklaces
Gilt Metal
Mid-20th Century American Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Pearl, 14k Gold, 24k Gold, Gold-filled, Gold Plate
1990s French Byzantine Choker Necklaces
Gold
1990s Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Multi-gemstone
Vintage 1950s Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1980s Unknown Choker Necklaces
Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary French Choker Necklaces
Late 20th Century Italian Modernist Choker Necklaces
Silver
Antique 1890s French Edwardian Choker Necklaces
Vermeil, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1970s German Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Gold Plate
Vintage 1970s German Choker Necklaces
2010s French Artist Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1960s German Choker Necklaces
2010s Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Citrine, Peridot, Topaz, Sterling Silver, Rhodium
Vintage 1960s American Modern Choker Necklaces
2010s French Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1950s American Choker Necklaces
Sterling Silver
Early 2000s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary French Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1980s German Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Gold Plate
Vintage 1980s French Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary American Modernist Choker Necklaces
Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s French Modern Choker Necklaces
20th Century North American Retro Choker Necklaces
Crystal
2010s Choker Necklaces
2010s Indian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Turkish Anglo-Indian Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1970s Choker Necklaces
2010s French Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Sterling Silver
2010s Italian Choker Necklaces
Silver
Vintage 1980s Choker Necklaces
1990s Italian Modernist Choker Necklaces
Gilt Metal
2010s French Artist Choker Necklaces
Antique 15th Century and Earlier French Art Deco Choker Necklaces
2010s Danish Modern Choker Necklaces
Early 20th Century Dutch Victorian Choker Necklaces
Coral, 14k Gold
Vintage 1940s Drop Necklaces
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Brass
Vintage 1980s Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1980s American Choker Necklaces
Crystal, Gilt Metal
1990s French Choker Necklaces
Rhodium
Vintage 1980s American Modernist Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1980s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1980s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1980s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1950s American Modern Choker Necklaces
1990s Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Artisan Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1980s French Modernist Choker Necklaces
Gilt Metal
Early 20th Century American Belle Époque Choker Necklaces
White Gold
Antique Late 19th Century American Arts and Crafts Choker Necklaces
Moonstone, Cat’s Eye, 14k Gold, Gold-filled
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.