Fashion Jewelry Choker Necklaces
Early 2000s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
1990s Choker Necklaces
2010s French Aesthetic Movement Choker Necklaces
18k Gold
2010s South American Modernist Beaded Necklaces
Gold Plate, Brass
20th Century French Choker Necklaces
Gilt Metal
20th Century Arts and Crafts Choker Necklaces
14k Gold, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1960s French Retro Choker Necklaces
Copper, Enamel, Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Multi-Strand Necklaces
Pearl, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
2010s South American Modernist Beaded Necklaces
Gold Plate, Brass
1990s French Choker Necklaces
Gold Plate
Late 20th Century American Choker Necklaces
Early 2000s Italian Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1970s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1960s American Egyptian Revival Choker Necklaces
Early 2000s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
1990s French Choker Necklaces
Sterling Silver
20th Century European Choker Necklaces
2010s South American Modernist Beaded Necklaces
Gold Plate, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1970s German Choker Necklaces
Base Metal
Early 2000s Choker Necklaces
2010s South American Modernist Beaded Necklaces
Gold Plate, Brass
Early 2000s Peruvian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Opal, 18k Gold, Gold, 14k Gold
Early 2000s Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1940s French Artisan Beaded Necklaces
Pearl, Silver, Gilt Metal
Vintage 1960s Unknown Modern Link Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Sterling Silver, Silver
2010s South American Modernist Beaded Necklaces
Gold Plate, Brass
20th Century European Multi-Strand Necklaces
2010s South American Modernist Beaded Necklaces
Sterling Silver, Gold Plate
Vintage 1980s Choker Necklaces
20th Century French Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1970s French Choker Necklaces
Gilt Metal
1990s Italian Choker Necklaces
Silver
Vintage 1960s French Artist Choker Necklaces
Gold Plate, Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
Vintage 1950s Retro Link Necklaces
Crystal, Gold Plate
Early 2000s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
20th Century American Choker Necklaces
1990s French Byzantine Choker Necklaces
Gold
Vintage 1950s American Artisan Choker Necklaces
Agate, Jade, Brass, Gilt Metal
Early 2000s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1980s Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Onyx, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Vintage 1950s American Modern Link Necklaces
20th Century French Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1980s Unknown Modern Choker Necklaces
2010s Danish Modern Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1980s American Modern Choker Necklaces
2010s Dutch Modern Choker Necklaces
24k Gold, Gold Plate, Brass
2010s Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1970s African Modern Choker Necklaces
Malachite, Jasper
2010s Dutch Modern Choker Necklaces
24k Gold, Gold Plate, Brass
1990s North Korean Modernist Choker Necklaces
2010s Dutch Modern Choker Necklaces
24k Gold, Gold Plate, Brass
Vintage 1960s American Modern Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Multi-Strand Necklaces
Pearl, Brass
Vintage 1960s Modernist Pendant Necklaces
Brass
Antique and Vintage Fashion Choker Necklaces for Sale on 1stDibs
Vintage fashion choker necklaces are elegant, alluring and stylish. Cameos, pearls, malachite 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.
Costume jewelry, which is also called fashion jewelry, is designed to accessorize with current fashions and is typically made with inexpensive materials. Whether you’re seeking a provocative fashion choker necklace or a similar accessory from the fine jewelry collection on 1stDibs that exudes elegance and grace, the offerings here present something for everyone.
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.
Fashion chokers designed by Trifari, Kenneth Jay Lane, Miriam Haskell and others make a statement with an unmistakable air of femininity — find a collection of antique, new and vintage fashion choker necklaces today on 1stDibs.