C. H. Livingston Estate Services & Auctioneering

C. H. Livingston Estate Services & Auctioneering is an auction house in Columbia, SC, located at 1929 Hampton St. The business provides live auctions, online auctions, and estate sales, serving individuals and families managing the sale of personal property in and around the capital city. It holds a rating of 5.00 based on 4 reviews.

The auction house operates out of The Red Lion Auction House in downtown Columbia, sharing space with an antique mall that gives visitors two shopping experiences under one roof. The company handles online bidding, on-site auctions, and business liquidation, with specialty sales in fine furniture, antiques, art, rugs, mid-century modern pieces, and collectibles including comic books, sports cards, non-sports cards, toys, records, coins and currency, and jewelry. C. H. Livingston is a family owned and operated business that also conducts estate buyouts and downsizing sales. The firm fully markets each estate to the public, provides full accounting of all sales, and pays clients within 30 days.

The auction house sits on Hampton Street near Taylor Street, about 0.1 miles from the Ernest A. Finney, Jr. Cultural Arts Center, the Richland County Health Department, and the Richland County Voter Registration and Elections office. The Site of the Lighthouse and Informer, a historic building, is also within roughly 0.1 miles.

Owner Chris Livingston is a SC board certified auctioneer with a focus on finding true period antiques and unique one-of-a-kind pieces. He previously owned Worth Repeating in West Columbia, SC, which was voted Best Antique Store by the readers of Columbia Metropolitan Magazine in 2012 and was featured in the Columbia Star and on ABC Columbia WOLO. Chris is regularly featured on WLTX News 19, and his background in antiques, art, and collectibles is central to the service the auction house provides to its sellers and buyers.