Choker Necklaces
1990s French Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Contemporary Choker Necklaces
South Sea Pearl, 14k Gold
20th Century Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century Unknown Choker Necklaces
Early 19th Century Unknown Georgian Antique Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
1880s Dutch Early Victorian Antique Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold
1980s Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s French Artist Choker Necklaces
Mixed Metal
Mid-20th Century American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Pearl, 14k Gold, 24k Gold, Gold-filled, Gold Plate
1990s Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Peridot, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
1970s Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Choker Necklaces
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Yellow Gold
1990s French Choker Necklaces
20th Century Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Peridot, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
1990s Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Indian Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Tanzanite, 18k Gold, Silver
2010s Turkish Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century Thai Baroque Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Peridot, Topaz, 18k Gold, Silver
1980s German Art Deco Vintage Choker Necklaces
Gold Plate
Early 20th Century Choker Necklaces
Gold
1980s French Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s French Vintage Choker Necklaces
1970s Vintage Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, White Gold, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century Choker Necklaces
Black Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
Late 20th Century American Retro Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
1950s American Retro Vintage Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, White Gold, 14k Gold
Vintage Choker Necklaces
Vintage choker necklaces are elegant, alluring and stylish. Cameos, pearls, diamonds 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.
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.
Vintage chokers make a statement with an unmistakable air of femininity. On 1stDibs, find an alluring collection of vintage chokers today, including gold, sapphire and emerald chokers.





