The market

Instruments & Market

The market for fine instruments divides into three segments, from the unrepeatable masters of Cremona to the contemporary makers who will become tomorrow's classics. Kleos works across all three.

Market composition

Three segments, one continuum of value

From the unrepeatable masters of Cremona to the contemporary makers who will become tomorrow's classics. Kleos works across all three, matching each collector to the right point on the curve.

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Segment one

The great four

  • Stradivari
  • Amati
  • Guarneri
  • Guadagnini

The blue chip masters: finite supply, museum grade provenance, and the deepest, most documented price history of any segment.

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Segment two

The other Italians

  • Venice
  • Milan
  • Naples
  • Rome

The wider canon of historic Italian making: strong stores of value, with more accessible entry points and room for appreciation.

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Segment three

Best contemporary masters

  • Tomorrow's "other Italians"

Today's leading makers, including our own affiliated workshop, crafting bespoke instruments that preserve value and build provenance from new.

How Kleos works

Source. Place. Conserve. Structure.

A fine instrument only becomes a living investment through the work that surrounds it. Kleos manages each stage, end to end.

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Source

Acquire across all three segments, from the great four through to commissioned contemporary instruments, drawing on deep market knowledge and direct relationships.

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Place

Position instruments with leading players and orchestras, deepening provenance and the living record that underpins the asset's value.

III

Conserve

Manage restoration and care to museum standards, protecting both the instrument and its long term value for the next custodian.

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Structure

With Clarmond Wealth, hold the asset through managed accounts and fund structures suited to families and institutions.

The people

Craft, scholarship and performance behind every instrument

Meet the luthier and the players who turn an instrument into a living investment.

Meet the people