Modern Choker Necklaces
MODERN STYLE
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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Style: Modern
Recognized Seller Listings
21 Carat Tennis Necklace in with 3-Prong Set Round Diamonds
Located in Rome, IT
This stunning and impressive Riviera Necklace features substantial Diamond weight of 21 Carats in beautifully graduated Round Brilliant Cut gems all beautiful
Each stone has a three claw setting with open...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Diamond Riviera Three Claws 8.5 Carat White Gold Tennis Line Necklace 18 Kt
Located in Rome, IT
This stunning and impressive Riviera Necklace features substantial Round Brilliant Cut Diamond Riviera Diamond Line Necklace 17".
The necklace weighs 18.9 grams, measuring 17" long,...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Diamond Riviera Three Claws 18 Carat White Gold Tennis Line Necklace 18 Kt
Located in Rome, IT
This stunning and impressive Riviera Necklace features substantial Diamond weight of 18 Carats in beautifully Round Brilliant Cut gems with a sparkly excellent cut
18k white gold gr...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
18 Carat Tennis Riviere Necklace 18 Carat Gold G Color VS Clarity
Located in Rome, IT
Spectacular riviera necklace with 18 carats of high quality diamonds! This is quite a fantastic piece that is beaming with brilliance and luxury! The sizes an...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage deLillo Diamante and Black Beaded Choker Necklace Circa 1970s
By deLillo
Located in New York, NY
Vintage deLillo Diamante and Black Beaded Choker Necklace. One of those pieces with little curb appeal and lots of pizzaz when on. There are rondell...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Choker Necklaces
GIA Certified Diamond Tennis Necklace
Located in New York, NY
GIA CERTIFIED
Diamond tennis Necklace
And incredible sophisticated take on the classic diamond straight line tennis necklace.
Say goodbye to the frustr...
Category
2010s North American Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
Diamond
Diamond Riviera Three Claws 22 Carat White Gold Tennis Line Necklace 18 Kt
Located in Rome, IT
This stunning and impressive Riviera Necklace features substantial Diamond weight of 22 Carats in beautifully Round Brilliant Cut gems with a sparkly excellent cut
18k white gold gr...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Diamond Three Claws 18 Carat White Gold Tennis Line Necklace MADE IN ITALY
Located in Rome, IT
This stunning and impressive Riviera Necklace features substantial Diamond weight of 18 Carats in beautifully graduated Round Brilliant Cut gems with a sparkly excellent cut white co...
Category
2010s Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Exquisite 19.20 Carat Round Brilliant Cut Diamond High Luxury Necklace
Located in Rome, IT
This incredible diamond necklace positively radiates elegance, class, and luxury! Four strands and 19.20 carats of brilliantly white natural diamonds form a shimmering stream which c...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
White Diamond, Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
Choker White Gold 18K Necklace Emerald Diamond For Her
By Natkina
Located in Montreux, CH
NECKLACE 18K White Gold Diamond 2.21 Cts/142 Pcs Emerald 2.28 Cts/3 Pcs
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
White Gold
Spectacular 23 Carat Round Brilliant Cut Diamond Tennis Riviera Necklace
Located in Rome, IT
The necklace weighs 23 carat, with 3 prongs setting.
Category
2010s Unknown Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Graduated Tennis Necklace in with 3-Prong Set Round Diamonds
Located in Rome, IT
This stunning and impressive Riviera Necklace features substantial Diamond weight of 18 Carats in beautifully graduated Round Brilliant Cut gems all certified by GIA with a sparkly e...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, White Gold
Magnificent Green Emerald Diamond Fine Jewellery White Gold Tennis Choker
By Natkina
Located in Montreux, CH
Choker
Diamond D 1,42 ct/110
Emerald EME 2,93 ct/1
1 WG Length 40 Cms / 18K White
Length 18 cms
With a heritage of ancient fine Swiss jewelry traditions, NATKINA is a Geneva-based j...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, White Gold
25 Carat Round Brilliant Cut Tennis Necklace D/E Color
Located in Rome, IT
This stunning and impressive Riviera Necklace features substantial Diamond weight of 25 Carats in beautifully graduated Round Brilliant Cut gems all certified by GIA with a sparkly excellent cut white color...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
Choker Yellow Gold 18K Necklace Yellow Diamond for Her
By Natkina
Located in Montreux, CH
NECKLACE 18K Yellow Gold Diamond 1.10 Cts/88 Pcs Yellow Diamond 0.75 Cts/1 Pcs
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
Yellow Gold
Barry Kieselstein Vintage Mermaid Gold Pearl Necklace
By Kieselstein
Located in Miami, FL
This impressive designer Barry Kieselstein necklace ** comprises 4 strands of lustrous silk-strung cultured pearls of an enchanting 'pinkish white' color, measuring 7mm in diameter. The pearl strands are intersected by 5 yellow gold cylindrical profiles three of which are decorated with the artfully sculptured full silhouette of a mermaid, rendered in 18K matted yellow gold, each mermaid holding an oval-faceted pink tourmaline, cumulatively weighing 2.85cts. This designer necklace secures with a sturdy sliding clasp and remains in pristine condition.
**Barry Kieselstein donated this unique pearl necklace...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
Pearl, Oriental Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold
Rainbow Yellow Gold 18K Necklace Multi Sapphire Diamond for Her
By Natkina
Located in Montreux, CH
NECKLACE 18K Yellow Gold Diamond 0.71 Cts/50 Pcs Multi Sapphire 3.94 Cts/50 Pcs
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
Yellow Gold
22 Carat Diamond Riviera Three Claws Necklace 18 Carat White Gold
Located in Rome, IT
This stunning and impressive Riviera Necklace features substantial Diamond weight of 22 Carats in beautifully graduated Round Brilliant Cut gems with a sparkly excellent cut white co...
Category
2010s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Choker Cross Yellow Gold 18K Necklace Diamond for Her
By Natkina
Located in Montreux, CH
NECKLACE 18K Yellow Gold Diamond 1.42 Cts/107 Pcs
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
Yellow Gold
Yves Saint Laurent Tom Ford Brown Lucite Crystal Necklace YSL, 2003
Located in Boca Raton, FL
In 1999, Tom Ford took over as the creative director for Yves Saint Laurent. Ford, like Saint Laurent, is noted for a hyper-progressive vision that tends to bring multiple layers to his design work. For Ford, this is usually an underlying or overt layer of sensuality. Seen in various iterations on the 2003 runway, this YSL lucite...
Category
Early 2000s French Modern Choker Necklaces
Vintage Alexis Kirk Articulated Silver Tone Choker Necklace Circa 1980s
By Alexis Kirk
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Alexis Kirk Articulated Silver Tone Choker Necklace. Can be so 1970s. This is very Couregges looking or Armani. It is a classic piece tha...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
Mixed Metal
Buccellati Vintage 18K Yellow Gold Braided Rope Collar Chain Necklace
By Buccellati
Located in Miami, FL
The exceptional Quality of Buccellati is witnessed in this exquisite piece.
Crafted in solid 18K yellow gold, with a rope with highly detailed braided accents.
An exceptional 15.75...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
Yellow Gold
Choker Emerald White Gold 18K Necklace Diamond for Her
By Natkina
Located in Montreux, CH
NECKLACE 18K White Gold Diamond 2.91 Cts/90 Pcs Emerald 1.67 Cts/1 Pcs
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
White Gold
Fashion Pink Gold 18K Blue Green Pink Sapphire Necklace Diamond for Her
By Natkina
Located in Montreux, CH
NECKLACE 18K Pink Gold Blue Sapphire 0.68 Cts/15 Pcs Green Sapphire 0.63 Cts/15 Pcs Pink Sapphire 0.63 Cts/15 Pcs Yellow Sapphire 0.70 Cts/15 Pcs
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
Gold
Stylish White Gold 18K Necklace Emerald Diamond for Her
By Natkina
Located in Montreux, CH
NECKLACE 18K White Gold Diamond 1.98 Cts/147 Pcs Emerald 4.56 Cts/1 Pcs
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
White Gold
Flower White Pink Gold 18K Necklace Diamond for Her
By Natkina
Located in Montreux, CH
NECKLACE 18K White/Pink Gold Diamond 5.49 Cts/273 Pcs
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
Gold
Fashion Yellow Gold 18K Necklace Emerald Diamond For Her
By Natkina
Located in Montreux, CH
NECKLACE 18K Yellow Gold Diamond 1.58 Cts/140 Pcs Emerald 1.23 Cts/3 Pcs
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
Yellow Gold
Fashion White Gold 18K Necklace Blue Sapphire Diamond for Her
By Natkina
Located in Montreux, CH
NECKLACE 18K White Gold Blue Sapphire 2.19 Cts/41 Pcs Diamond 0.57 Cts/42 Pcs
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
White Gold
Fashion Pink Gold 18K Ruby Necklace Diamond for Her
By Natkina
Located in Montreux, CH
NECKLACE 18K Pink Gold Diamond 0.10 Cts/16 Pcs Ruby 16.91 Cts/57 Pcs
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
Gold
Every Day Choker White Gold 18K Necklace Blue Sapphire Diamond for Her
By Natkina
Located in Montreux, CH
NECKLACE 18K White Gold Blue Sapphire 1.53 Cts/3 Pcs Diamond 1.52 Cts/140 Pcs
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
White Gold
Choker Pink Gold 18K Necklace Diamond for Her
By Natkina
Located in Montreux, CH
NECKLACE 18K Pink Gold Diamond 1.22 Cts/91 Pcs Multi Sapphire 2.82 Cts/7 Pcs
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
Gold
Choker Pink Gold 18K Necklace Diamond for Her
By Natkina
Located in Montreux, CH
NECKLACE 18K Pink Gold Diamond 2.74 Cts/84 Pcs PT 1.82 Cts/1 Pcs
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
Gold
Fashion White Gold 18K Necklace Diamond For Her
By Natkina
Located in Montreux, CH
NECKLACE 18K White Gold Diamond 4.49 Cts/72 Pcs MQ 1.62 Cts/14 Pcs
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
White Gold
Fashion White Gold 18K Necklace Emerald Black Diamond for Her
By Natkina
Located in Montreux, CH
NECKLACE 18K White Gold BD 0.90 Cts/62 Pcs Diamond 0.25 Cts/20 Pcs Emerald 2.00 Cts/5 Pcs
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
White Gold
Magnificent Multi Sapphire Fine Jewellery Rose Gold Tennis Choker
By Natkina
Located in Montreux, CH
Choker 18K Rose Gold
Multi Sapphire 12.22 Cts/36 Pcs
1 WG Length 40 Cms /
With a heritage of ancient fine Swiss jewelry traditions, NATKINA is a Geneva-based jewelry brand that cre...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, Rose Gold
Fashion White Gold 18K Necklace Diamond for Her
By Natkina
Located in Montreux, CH
NECKLACE 18K White Gold Diamond 3.29 Cts/159 Pcs
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
White Gold
Modern Pink Gold 18K Necklace Pink Sapphire Diamond for Her
By Natkina
Located in Montreux, CH
NECKLACE 18K Pink Gold Diamond 1.44 Cts/140 Pcs Pink Sapphire 1.70 Cts/3 Pcs
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
Gold
Chain White Yellow Gold 18K Necklace Diamond for Her
By Natkina
Located in Montreux, CH
NECKLACE 18K White/Yellow Gold Diamond 0.78 Cts/130 Pcs
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
Yellow Gold
Chain Pink Gold 18K Necklace Diamond For Her
By Natkina
Located in Montreux, CH
NECKLACE 18K Pink Gold Diamond 1.79 Cts/224 Pcs
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
Gold
Heart Pink Gold 18K Necklace Diamond for Her
By Natkina
Located in Montreux, CH
NECKLACE 18K Pink Gold Diamond 0.63 Cts/59 Pcs
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
Gold
Fashion White Gold 18K Necklace Diamond For Her
By Natkina
Located in Montreux, CH
NECKLACE 18K White Gold Diamond 1.37 Cts/100 Pcs Tapered Baguette 4.59 Cts/125 Pcs
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
White Gold
Vintage Deanna Hamro Dusty Rose Pearl Choker Circa 1980s
By Deanna Hamro
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Deanna Hamro Dusty Rose Pearl Choker. Four rows Of Dusty Rose Pearls on Gold Bars with Pearls with Long Chain and Dangling Pearl. Always a Chic Chok...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
Mixed Metal
Fashion White Gold 18K Necklace Diamond for Her
By Natkina
Located in Montreux, CH
NECKLACE 18K White Gold Diamond 1.40 Cts/88 Pcs MQ 0.38 Cts/1 Pcs
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
White Gold
Evening White Gold 18K Necklace Diamond for Her
By Natkina
Located in Montreux, CH
NECKLACE 18K White Gold Diamond 3.14 Cts/84 Pcs
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
White Gold
Unique White Gold 18K Necklace Diamond for Her
By Natkina
Located in Montreux, CH
NECKLACE 18K White Gold Diamond 4.93 Cts/250 Pcs
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
White Gold
Fashion White Pink Gold 18K Necklace Diamond for Her
By Natkina
Located in Montreux, CH
NECKLACE 18K White/Pink Gold Diamond 4.52 Cts/250 Pcs
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
Gold
Diamond Three Claws 18 Carat White Gold Tennis Line Necklace MADE IN ITALY
Located in Rome, IT
This stunning and impressive Riviera Necklace features substantial Diamond weight of 18 Carats in beautifully graduated Round Brilliant Cut gems with a sparkly excellent cut white co...
Category
2010s Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Modern Pink Gold 18K Necklace Diamond for Her
By Natkina
Located in Montreux, CH
NECKLACE 18K Pink Gold Tapered Baguette 3.22 Cts/90 Pcs
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
Gold
Drop White Gold 18K Necklace Diamond for Her
By Natkina
Located in Montreux, CH
NECKLACE 18K White Gold Diamond 2.35 Cts/111 Pcs DPR 0.12 Cts/2 Pcs MQ 0.79 Cts/19 Pcs PE 0.07 Cts/1 Pcs
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
White Gold
Every Day Pink Gold 18K Necklace Diamond for Her
By Natkina
Located in Montreux, CH
NECKLACE 18K Pink Gold Diamond 4.93 Cts/78 Pcs
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
Gold
Modern Yellow Gold 18K Necklace Diamond for Her
By Natkina
Located in Montreux, CH
NECKLACE 18K Yellow Gold Diamond 4.87 Cts/261 Pcs
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
Yellow Gold
Unique Choker White Gold 18K Necklace Diamond for Her
By Natkina
Located in Montreux, CH
NECKLACE 18K White Gold Diamond 1.82 Cts/180 Pcs Tapered Baguette 5.01 Cts/90 Pcs
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
White Gold
Unique White Gold 18K Necklace Emerald Diamond for Her
By Natkina
Located in Montreux, CH
NECKLACE 18K White Gold Diamond 0.08 Cts/22 Pcs Emerald 45.17 Cts/61 Pcs Tapered Baguette 0.12 Cts/12 Pcs
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
White Gold
Dangle White Pink Gold 18K Necklace Diamond for Her
By Natkina
Located in Montreux, CH
NECKLACE 18K White/Pink Gold Diamond 1.13 Cts/153 Pcs Tapered Baguette 0.42 Cts/6 Pcs
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
Gold
Fashion White Pink Gold 18K Necklace Diamond for Her
By Natkina
Located in Montreux, CH
NECKLACE 18K White/Pink Gold Diamond 1.33 Cts/336 Pcs
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
Gold
Unique White Gold 18K Necklace Diamond for Her
By Natkina
Located in Montreux, CH
NECKLACE 18K White Gold Diamond 6.85 Cts/122 Pcs
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
White Gold
Unique White Gold 18K Necklace Diamond for Her
By Natkina
Located in Montreux, CH
NECKLACE 18K White Gold Diamond 14.97 Cts/157 Pcs
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
White Gold
Exclusive White Gold 18K Necklace Diamond for Her
By Natkina
Located in Montreux, CH
NECKLACE 18K White Gold Diamond 15.79 Cts/135 Pcs
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
White Gold
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