Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Choker Necklaces
Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
Late 20th Century Unknown Modernist Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Yellow Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Turquoise, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Coral, Onyx, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Emerald, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Indian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Italian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Ruby, Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
2010s North American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Black Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 14k Go...
Late 20th Century American Modernist Choker Necklaces
Crystal, Pearl, Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Italian Vintage Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Turquoise, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Modern Choker Necklaces
Freshwater Pearl, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century American Modernist Choker Necklaces
Sterling Silver
20th Century Egyptian Egyptian Revival Choker Necklaces
24k Gold, Brass
2010s South African Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Steel
2010s Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s British Etruscan Revival Choker Necklaces
Gold, 15k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Dutch Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, White Gold
1960s French Retro Vintage Choker Necklaces
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold
1980s Italian Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
15th Century and Earlier Unknown Artisan Antique Choker Necklaces
Garnet, 22k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Choker Necklaces
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1970s Danish Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
2010s Turkish Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1970s Vintage Choker Necklaces
Early 20th Century European Victorian Choker Necklaces
Silver
2010s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1910s Edwardian Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Choker Necklaces
Lapis Lazuli, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Mexican Modernist Choker Necklaces
Sterling Silver
1970s Italian Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow 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.





