Choker Collection

Queen Mary of Teck (1867 - 1953), consort to King George V of Britain. Wearing high diamond neck choker and tiara Date: 1935

Coronation of King George V and Queen Mary consort, George V wearing the Imperial State Crown, and Royal Purple Robe of State

HM Queen Mary (of Teck) - Queen of King George V
HM Queen Mary (of Teck) (1867-1953) - Queen of King George V - superb photographic portrait. Date: 1911

The Tatler Autumn Fashion Number 1955
A stunning, bold front cover design featuring a tall and elegant woman wearing a simple black strapless evening dress and a sumptuous lime green wrap with matching choker necklace

Lily Elsie (1886 - 1962), Popular actress and singer wearing a jewelled costume in Lehars The Merry Widow Date: 1909

The Tatler front cover August 1962
A model wearing typical sixties make up and with a smart, blonde bob strikes an arrogant pose on the front cover of The Tatler while wearing a choker of pearls. 1962

Abigail Adams
ABIGAIL ADAMS nee Smith. American writer and wife of John Adams, 2nd President of the United States

Catherine of Braganza
CATHERINE OF BRAGANZA Queen of Charles II Her seal and signature are also shown here

Queen Alexandra - Downey Photograph on a postcard
Alexandra of Denmark (Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia - 18441925) - Queen consort of the United Kingdom and Empress of India as the wife of King-Emperor Edward VII

Belinda Willis
Top 1960s model Belinda Willis, photographed for London Life magazine by Alan Ballard wearing a multi-layered choker of beads and moody eye makeup

Duchess of Cornwall and York (1867 - 1953), later Queen Mary consort, wearing black mourning clothing for the late Queen Victoria who died the month before. Date: February 1901

Marie Anne de Bourbon, Mademoiselle de Blois, 1666-1739
Portrait of Marie Anne de Bourbon, Mademoiselle de Blois, wearing a pearl choker necklace, 1666-1739

Lady of the court of King Charles V, 1390
French lady of the court of King Charles V, 1390. In tall horned headdress, gold choker, blue gown with leaf pattern over white petticoat. Dame de la cour de Charles V

Ann Street Barry, English singer, dancer and stage actress
Mrs. Ann Street Barry (1734-1801), English singer, dancer and stage actress.. In manuscript, :She appeared on the stage by the name of Mrs. [William] Dancer rprevious to her marriage with Mr

Lady Augusta Campbell, daughter of John Campbell, 5th Duke of A
Lady Augusta Campbell (1760 - 1831), daughter of John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll, wife of notorious gambler Colonel Henry Mordaunt Clavering

Charlotte Turner Smith, English Romantic poet and Gothic novelis
Charlotte Turner Smith (1749-1806), English Romantic poet and Gothic novelist, female author of Elegiac Sonnets, Emmeline or the Orphan of the Castle, etc. Mrs Charlotte Smith

French woman in bonnet, gown, fichu and petticoat, 1790
Woman in straw bonnet decorated with pomegranate flowers, aigrette and cockade, hair in ringlets, red ribbon choker, lace gauze fichu, lace tucker, silk gown in colour of dead leaves, nakara belt

Figure of a young woman from a painting by old master in an 18th century art tutorial book

Figure of a young woman from a painting by old master
Figure of a young woman with plume in her hair, fur-lined coat. From a painting by old master in an 18th century art tutorial book

Elizabeth Allington, Lady Seymour, c.1632-1691. Married Charles Seymour, 2nd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge, in 1654. Hair in ringlets with pearls, pearl choker, low-cut gown

The Countess of Dudley
Rachel Ward (nee Gurney), Countess of Dudley (1867 - 1920), wife of the 2nd Earl of Dudley. Became estranged from her husband and died from drowning while bathing in Ireland. Date: 1902

Alexandra, Princess of Wales (future Queen Alexandra). Date: late 19th century

The Princess of Wales (Mary of Teck)
The Princess of Wales (Mary of Teck - Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes) (1867-1953) - who became Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India

Gabrielle Rejane, French actress
Publicity photograph for Madame Gabrielle Rejane (1856-1920), a French actress, visiting London to perform in the play Lolotte at the Hippodrome. Date: circa 1910

Katharine (Kate) Louisa Russell, Viscountess Amberley (nee Stanley, 1844-1874), British suffragist and early advocate of birth control

Mary Frances Billington, journalist
Mary Frances Billington (1862-1925), English journalist and writer. 1899

Anne-Louise-Benedicte de Bourbon, Duchess of Maine, 1676-1753

Mlle. de Fontanges, mistress of King Louis XIV, 1661-1681
Marie Angelique de Scorailles, Mlle. de Fontanges, mistress of King Louis XIV, 1661-1681

Louise de la Valliere, 1644-1710
Louise Francoise de la Baume-le-Blanc, Duchess of La Valliere, mistress to King Louis XIV, 1644-1710

Maria Theresa of Spain, wife of King Louis
Maria Theresa of Spain, Queen of France, wife of King Louis XIV of France, 1638-1683

Anne of Pisseleu, Duchess of Etampes, mistress of King Francis I, 1508-1580

Front cover, The World & His Wife, A Monthly Journal for the Home. 1904

Anna Neagle in the film Victoria the Great
Anna Neagle as Queen Victoria declared Empress of India in the film Victoria the Great (1937). 1937

Women wearing black evening frock 1905
Women wearing a black evening frock of ninon, inset with arched motift of lace which at the hem resolve into large wheel effects, worked up with chenille and silk

Women theatre goer 1905
Woman wearing an attractive dainty theatre bodies of white ninon, threaded with scarves of old rose crepe de chine, sleeves are outlined by a finger-depth of dark fur. 1905

David Frances Barry photo - Two young chiefs
Two young chiefs wearing American traditional dress, including beaded moccasin, beaded leather belts, hairpipe buffalo-bone breastplate and choker. The chief on the left is holding an axe

Katharine (Kate) Louisa Russell, Viscountess Amberley (nee Stanley, 1844-1874), British suffragist and early advocate of birth control

Fashionable girl with amazing black ostrich feather hat
Fashionable and pretty girl with amazing black ostrich feather-adorned hat/cap. Date: circa 1920

Mrs John Barron by Madame Yevonde
Date: 1934

Victorian women 1869
Selection of fashionable hairstyles for Parisian women. Date: 1869

Mabel Grey, Victorian courtesan
Mabel Grey (real name Annie King), Victorian courtesan in London, late 1860s to early 1870s. Date: circa late 1860s

East African Woman - Braided Hair, shell necklace
East African Woman with Braided Hair, shell necklace and extensive additional face and neck jewellery. Date: circa 1930s

Elisabeth, Queen of the Belgians
A very fine photographic portrait of Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria (18761965) - Queen of the Belgians as the spouse of King Albert I

Senora Carmen Romero Rubio de Diaz (1864-1944), second wife of Porfirio Diaz, President of Mexico. Date: circa 1904

Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia (1872-1918), formerly Princess Alix of Hesse, married Tsar Nicholas II in 1894 shortly before his accession to the throne

Womens clothing for early spring 1912
Women models wearing early spring clothing for day and evening. 1912

Elena of Montenegro, Queen of Italy (1873-1952). (2/2) Date: circa 1904

Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales 1883
Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales (future Queen Alexandra consort to Edward VII of Britain). Date: 1883

Ball Dresses 1899
Gowns with square Victorian bodices, shoulder straps & transparent epaulettes. Pink: draped corsage. Green: corsage of horizontal rows of lace, panels of lace on the skirt. Date: 1899

Costume of a Swiss noble woman, 16th century.. Chromolithograph from Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century, Frankfurt, 1889

Princess May of Teck, (later Queen Mary), (1867 1953). Photograph taken in 1893, when she was Duchess of York. Date: 1893

Princess Alice of Albany, Countess of Athlone, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Granddaughter of Queen Victoria, wife of Prince Alexander of Teck (1883-1981). Date: circa 1905

Dinka Man with elaborate head and neck decoration - Sudan, Africa. Date: circa 1910s

David Wright woman in a white fur
Elegant woman wearing a low-cut red evening dress and white fur. David Wright (1912 - 1967), was a popular British artist specialising in glamour

1890S Blouse & Hairstyle
Satin blouse with deep lace falling tucker, puffed half- length sleeves with gathered cuff & frill, checked skirt with Swiss belt waistband. N.B doorknocker top knot hairstyle

Glamorous French Girl with Roses and a hat box
Glamorous French Girl with Mauve hat, choker and shoes, pink Roses and carrying a hat box. Date: circa 1920s

Victorian scrap - Marriage of Convenience - Wife. late 19th century

Advert for Thierry Schram, hair and beauty 1909
Hairstyles designed by Thierry Schram, Paris. Showing women with increased volume to the width and back, using small accessories to finish off the style. 1909

Victorian Scrap -- Barmaid. late 19th century

Les Elegances Parisiennes by Cheruit, July 1916 -- two women in elegant, frilly dresses. 1916

Queen Mary - Britannia Rules the Waves
Mary of Teck, Queen consort of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress consort of India, as the wife of King-Emperor George V (1867-1953) - " Rule Britannia

Princess Clementine of Belgium (18721955) - the wife of Napoleon Victor Bonaparte, Bonapartist pretender to the throne of France (as Napoleon V). Date: circa 1908

Trade card, Foster, Besse & Co, Bridgeport, USA
Trade card for Foster, Besse & Co, Clothiers, Hatters and Furnishers, Main Street, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. circa 1890s

Young woman in a scrap book
Portrait of a young woman in a scrap book. 19th century

Ball Dress Dec. 1824
White gown with gallo-greek bodice & short puffed sleeves. The hem is decorated with rouleaux - some applied in wavy lines. Bows adorn the skirt, sleeves & bodice. Date: 1824

Ball Dress 1899
Gold low cut gown with shoulder straps (tied into bows), roses worn on the corsage, draped lace edge panel to the skirt, lace applique & purple ruched trim Date: 1899

Gertrude Kingston (1862 1937), English actress, an actor-manager and an artist, holding a monocle up to her eye. Date: 1889

Merry Widow hat, Elizabeth Firth
Actress Elizabeth Firth (as Natalie, wife of Popoff) in Lehars operetta " The Merry Widow" wearing a plume laden hat - a style later named after the opera. 1907

Womens ball dresses 1886
Elegant dresses to goto to the ball. 1886

Advert for Peter Robinsons corset 1901
Maravel guinea corset, low in bust and deep over the hips. Date: 1901

Dress of the early part of the reign of King Henry VIII, 1509-1520, based on Lady Abergavenny

Elegant blonde woman
Art Nouveau style beauty in an off-the-shoulder dress, with emerald necklace and green choker. Artist: Raphael Kirchner Date: circa 1900

Queen Mary by Sir John Lavery
Queen Mary (1865-1953), formerly Princess Victoria Mary (May) of Teck, consort of King George V and mother of King Edward VIII and King George VI. Date: 1914

Princess of Wales, later Queen Alexandra
Princess of Wales, (futhure Queen Alexandra consort to Edward VII of Britain). Seventeen years after her marriage to Edward VII. Date: 1880

Queen Mary at a state function
Queen Mary consort to King George of Britain, (1867 1953), attending a state function, wearing some magnifant emeralds. Date: 1923

King George & Queen Mary Silver Jubilee
King George V and Queen Mary of Teck consort, photographed in May 1935, to celebrate the Silver Jubilee. Date: 1935

Edwardian lady
Portrait photograph of an Edwardian lady wearing a dress with an embroidered panel, and a pearl choker. Her waved hair is up in the style of the period. Date: C.1911

Advert for Parisian Diamond Company 1904
Woman wearing decorative fashionable jewellery by Parisian Diamond Company. 1904

Pretty girl in white dress looking through photograph album
Pretty girl in a thin and off-the-shoulder white dress looking through a photograph album. What are the contents ?? Date: circa 1910s

Woman with Velvet Ribbon

Middle-aged Victorian woman
A middle-aged Victorian woman poses in the photographers studio, leaning on the back of a chair, on the seat of which a small dog is sitting

Koh-I-Nor Diamond / Mary
Queen Mary wearing the Koh-i- noor diamond, a crown, diamond choker, pearl bracelets, diamond earrings & rings

Fashionable Outfit 1930S
A female model wearing a rather unusual suit, with a ribbon choker and short- sleeved jacket with a rather fussy tiered blouse, topped off with a wide-brimmed hat

Costume Photo 1889
Square corsage that looks like a halterneck, sleeves & chest infilled with an open net, skirt ornamented with jet tassels. White ostrich plume fan, velvet ribbon choker

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