Modern Choker Necklaces
Rooted in centuries of history of adornment dating back to the ancient world, modern jewelry reimagines traditional techniques, forms and materials for expressive new pieces. As opposed to contemporary jewelry, which responds to the moment in which it was created, modern jewelry often describes designs from the 20th to 21st centuries that reflect movements and trends in visual culture.
Modern jewelry emerged from the 19th-century shift away from jewelry indicating rank or social status. The Industrial Revolution allowed machine-made jewelry using electric gold plating, metal alloys and imitation stones, making beautiful jewelry widely accessible. Although mass production deemphasized the materials of the jewelry, the vision of the designer remained important, something that would be furthered in the 1960s with what’s known as the “critique of preciousness.”
A design fair called the “Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes” brought global attention to the Art Deco style in 1925 and gathered a mix of jewelry artists alongside master jewelers like Van Cleef & Arpels, Mauboussin and Boucheron. Art Deco designs from Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels unconventionally mixed gemstones like placing rock crystals next to diamonds while borrowing motifs from eclectic sources including Asian lacquer and Persian carpets. Among Cartier’s foremost design preoccupations at the time were high-contrast color combinations and crisp, geometric forms and patterns. In the early 20th century, modernist jewelers like Margaret De Patta and artists such as Alexander Calder — who is better known for his kinetic sculptures than his provocative jewelry — explored sculptural metalwork in which geometric shapes and lines were preferred over elaborate ornamentation.
Many of the innovations in modern jewelry were propelled by women designers such as Wendy Ramshaw, who used paper to craft her accessories in the 1960s. During the 1970s, Elsa Peretti created day-to-night pieces for Tiffany & Co. while designers like Lea Stein experimented with layering plastic, a material that had been employed in jewelry since the mid-19th century and had expanded into Bakelite, acrylics and other unique materials.
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold
1960s American Vintage Modern Choker Necklaces
Mixed Metal
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
1980s Unknown Vintage Modern Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Danish Modern Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
2010s Turkish Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold
1940s American Vintage Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Emirian Modern Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Emirian Modern Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
1990s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s French Modern Choker Necklaces
Rock Crystal
Early 2000s Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s British Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
2010s European Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s American Vintage Modern Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Choker Necklaces
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Aquamarine, Sterling Silver
2010s Turkish Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s American Vintage Modern Choker Necklaces
Other, Brass
2010s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Labradorite, Pearl, Gold Plate
1980s American Vintage Modern Choker Necklaces
Brass
2010s Turkish Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, White Gold
1980s American Vintage Modern Choker Necklaces
Gold Plate, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s American Vintage Modern Choker Necklaces
Early 2000s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Citrine, Peridot, Tourmaline, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s French Modern Choker Necklaces
Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Crystal, Silver Plate
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Crystal, Pearl
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold Plate, Rose Gold, Sterling Silver
1980s French Vintage Modern Choker Necklaces
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Gold Plate, Bronze, Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Pearl
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Labradorite, Pearl, Gold Plate
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Choker Necklaces
14k Gold, Yellow Gold