Thomas Lyte is an English luxury brand specialising in gold and silverware, sporting trophies and objet d'art. The company has designed, made or restored many well known trophies and medals, such as footballâÂÂs FA Cup, golfâÂÂs Ryder Cup, rugbyâÂÂs 6 Nations and Webb Ellis Rugby World Cup, and the Louis Vuitton America's Cup Challenger Playoff Trophy.
In January 2015 Queen Elizabeth II appointed a Royal Warrant to Thomas Lyte as Goldsmiths and Silversmiths. Granted for a five-year period to the firm, with founder Kevin Baker as a grantee, the appointment recognises that Thomas Lyte has been a direct supplier and restorer of silverware to the Royal Household since 2010.
Subsequent to the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, Thomas Lyte were awarded a Royal Warrant as Goldsmiths and Silversmiths to the new King, Charles III, in 2024.
Thomas Lyte was founded by Kevin Baker in 2007.
Its products are designed and created in the companyâÂÂs London-based gold and silversmith workshops. Thomas Lyte is named after the Lyte Jewel, which was made by miniaturist Nicholas Hilliard.
Below is a list of a number of trophies designed, made or restored at Thomas Lyte's London workshops.
In addition to sports trophies, Thomas Lyte designed and manufactured the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Processional Cross, a gift for Queen Elizabeth II in celebration of her Platinum Jubilee in 2022.
Thomas Lyte also designed, crafted and donated the Baton of Hope, the physical symbol of the UK's largest suicide prevention initiative of the same name.