Choker Necklaces
20th Century Choker Necklaces
14k Gold
1990s French Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s American Modern Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s French Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Citrine, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Mexican Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Mexican Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Silver, Brass, Bronze, Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
1990s Choker Necklaces
2010s Mexican Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Silver, Brass, Bronze
1990s Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Choker Necklaces
1990s Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Multi-gemstone, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century French Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Peridot, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Indian Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Sterling Silver
1980s Unknown Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
Yellow Gold
1950s American Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
Early 2000s Italian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Yellow Gold
2010s American Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, White Gold
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Onyx, Platinum
1990s Italian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, Topaz, Sapphire, Ruby, Quartz, Emerald, Citrine, Amethyst...
20th Century Unknown Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
1980s American Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Zambian Choker Necklaces
Emerald, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Zambian Choker Necklaces
Emerald, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Zambian Choker Necklaces
Emerald, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Modernist Choker Necklaces
Silver
2010s Mexican Modern Choker Necklaces
Early 2000s Choker Necklaces
20th Century American Retro Choker Necklaces
Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
1950s American Vintage Choker Necklaces
Gold Plate
1950s European Artisan Vintage Choker Necklaces
Coral, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold
1970s French Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s French Modern Choker Necklaces
1990s Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold
1980s Vintage Choker Necklaces
14k Gold, Gold Plate
20th Century Arts and Crafts Choker Necklaces
Moonstone, 14k Gold, Silver, Rose Gold
1940s American Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
1970s Italian Artisan Vintage Choker Necklaces
Coral, Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Italian Choker Necklaces
1980s American Modernist Vintage Choker Necklaces
Crystal, Pearl
20th Century Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
1970s American Vintage Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
1980s American Modern Vintage Choker Necklaces
1970s American Artisan Vintage Choker Necklaces
Sterling Silver
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.