Castles, Cottages & Lighthouses in the Hills of TN, 55+ Years of Collecting from the Teet Estate

This estate belonged to a Vietnam veteran who served as a lineman for BellSouth for more than 25 years. His wife was a dedicated entrepreneur whose career spanned real estate, hairdressing, and floral design. A devoted mother, she and her husband filled their home over a lifetime with carefully chosen collectibles, furniture, and personal treasures.

Notable items include:

• Extensive collection of David Winter Cottages, many still with their original certificates and display cards, plus additional lighthouse and architectural miniatures

• Large detailed castle miniature collections

• Meade TeleStar telescope complete with aluminum tripod and original box

• 1847 Rogers Bros. silverplate flatware in the original wooden case

• Beautiful hand-painted fruit motif china service (plates, cups, saucers, teapot, and two-tier serving stand) with gold trim

• Antique wooden steamer trunk with original floral lining

• Framed United States Commemorative Presidential Collection featuring Eisenhower dollars, Kennedy half, silver certificate, $2 bill, wartime coins, and related stamps

• Framed Pony Express / Mercury Dime display with Winged Liberty Head dimes

• Hoveround MPV5 power wheelchair with owner’s manual, in nice working condition.

• Two vintage illuminated Bell System Phone signs from old phone booths, plus a classic blue lineman’s test handset

• Pfaff 260 Automatic sewing machine in its original wood sewing cabinet with matching stool and instruction book

• Singer Model 9410 sewing machine in carrying case

• Serta adjustable bed (Motion Essentials by Ergomotion) with brass headboard and dual remotes, in nice working condition.

• Full Optimus stereo system stack (LAB-2250 linear tracking turntable, dual cassette deck, 24-disc CD changer, AM/FM tuner) plus Philips DVD711 player

• Collection of German beer steins including Gerz, Zöller & Born limited editions, and Coors Rocky Mountain Legend Series

• Statehood Quarters Collection in official binders

• Brinkerhoff upright piano with matching bench and large assortment of colored glass vases (milk glass, emerald, amethyst, ruby, and clear)

• Revolutionary War themed pewter chess set

• Collection of military caps including 101st Airborne Division, Army Retired, Airborne, and Don’t Tread on Me

• Cobalt blue MCI Japan sake set with iris design and gold trim

• Cobalt blue Limoges (France) vase with gold scrollwork and hand-painted romantic scene

• Several patriotic eagle sculptures (“We Will Never Forget” Twin Towers and “Liberty and Justice for All”)

• Large fabric Halloween witch doll, and Mrs Claus.

• Large clear glass storage jar with embossed design

• Assorted figurines including Precious Moments-style angels and children

• Nikon 35mm SLR camera with lenses, Fuji Zoom camera, and Sharp Viewcam 8mm camcorder

• Vintage comic books and storybooks including E.T., Woody Woodpecker, Tom & Jerry, and Uncle Scrooge

• Collection of Bibles including illustrated children’s editions, King James Version, and Master Reference Edition

• Cream leather sofa

• Solid oak furniture (sideboards, tall glass curio cabinet, entertainment center)

• Banjo with case

• Assorted books, décor, household goods, and much more

Here is a list of some of the cottages, castles and lighthouses:

— David Winter Cottages (John Hine Ltd.) :

Fred’s Home (Special for Christmas 1991) *Autographed

Tomfool’s Cottage (Collectors Piece No. 9, issued Spring 1991)

Home Guard (Collectors Piece No. 5, issued Spring 1989)

The Coal Shed (Collectors Piece No. 6, issued Autumn 1989)

Crofter’s Cottage (1986) * Autographed

The House on the Loch (Scottish Collection, 1988)

The Cartwright’s Cottage

Maid Marian’s Retreat (Sherwood Forest, 1995)

The Pottery (Collectors Piece No. 8, issued Autumn 1990)

Hogs Head Beer House (1985)

Irish Water Mill (1992 Guild Members Gift)

The Cobbler (Collectors Piece No. 7, issued Spring 1990)

Christmas in Scotland and Hogmanay (Special for Christmas 1988) * Autographed

A Christmas Carol (Special for Christmas 1989)

Mister Fezziwig’s Emporium (Special for Christmas 1990)

Macbeth’s Castle (Scottish Collection, 1988)

The Beekeeper’s (Collectors Piece No. 11, issued Spring 1992)

Fisherman’s Shanty (Seaside Boardwalk, 1995)

The Chapel (1984)

— Harbour Lights :

Alcatraz Island, California #417 (1998)

Cold Spring Harbor, New York #533 (Society Exclusive, 2001)

Fort Point, California #541 (Society Exclusive, 2003)

Assateague, Virginia #425 (1999)

Cuckolds, Maine #544 (Society Exclusive, 2004)

Fresnel Lens 4th Order (2261# 658, 2002)

Hatteras Beacon, North Carolina #537 (Society Exclusive, 2002)

New Castle Front Range, Delaware HL #558 (2007)

Portland Head, Maine #404R (1999)

Southwest Reef, Louisiana #530 (Society Exclusive, 2000)

Mussel Bed Shoal, Rhode Island #555 (Society Exclusive, 2006)

— Hawthorne Village / Thomas Kinkade Guiding Lights:

Beacons of Hope (Sculpture No. A5796, 2000)

The Light of Peace (Sculpture No. F9971, 1999)

Clearing Storms (Sculpture No. A5321, 2000)

Sea of Tranquility (Sculpture No. Ab144, 2000)

— Danbury Mint:

The House Over the Rickety Bridge (1995)

Windsor Castle (Castles of the British Monarchy, 1995)

Boston Light (Historic American Lighthouses, 1992)

English Manor House (1995)

— Lenox:

Neuschwanstein – Great Castles of the World (1993)

Light at Land’s End (1998)

Light at Granite Cove (2000)

— Lilliput Lane:

Allegiance Collection L2162 “By Dawn’s Early Light” (1998)

Coins :

— Framed “The United States Commemorative Presidential Collection”

Eisenhower Dollar (obverse + reverse)

Kennedy Half Dollar (obverse + reverse)

Washington Quarter (obverse + reverse)

Roosevelt Dime (obverse + reverse)

Jefferson Nickel (obverse)

Lincoln Cent (Memorial reverse)

War Nickel

Steel Cent

Wartime Cent

Wheatline reverse cent

Bicentennial $2 bill

Series 1957A Silver Certificate $1 bill

13¢ Declaration of Independence stamp block

— Framed “Obsolete Coins of Yesteryear”

Contains:

Walking Liberty Half Dollar

Standing Liberty Quarter

Mercury (Winged Liberty) Dime

Buffalo Nickel

Indian Head Cent

Steel Cent

Wartime Nickel (silver)

— Framed “The Pony Express” (Mercury Dimes)

Multiple Mercury dimes arranged around a Pony Express rider illustration.

— Framed “The Forty Niners” (Liberty Head / V-Nickels)

Multiple Liberty Head (V) Nickels around a gold-rush illustration, plus one highlighted gold-colored example in the text.

— Official 2013 Denver uncirculated set with Presidential dollars, America the Beautiful quarters, Kennedy half, etc.

— Two silver state ingots: West Virginia (35th) and Nebraska (37th)

Many additional items throughout the home. Everything is priced to sell. More photos will be added as they become available