What is the "America" sculpture by Maurizio Cattelan?

The "America" sculpture by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan is a fully functional solid gold toilet, weighing over 101.2 kg and valued at $10 million.

When was the "America" toilet stolen from Blenheim Palace?

In 2019, the "America" toilet sculpture was stolen from Blenheim Palace in England. The theft remains unsolved, and the toilet has never been recovered.

Where will the "America" toilet sculpture be auctioned?

Sotheby's will be auctioning off the "America" toilet sculpture in New York on November 18, 2025.

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Solid Gold Toilet Sculpture Heads to Auction, Valued at $10 Million

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Sotheby's to auction off solid gold toilet sculpture by artist Maurizio Cattelan
Sculpture titled "America" is made of over 101.2 kg of gold, valued at $10 million
Identical to toilet stolen from Blenheim Palace in 2019, never recovered

On November 1, 2025, Sotheby's announced that it will be auctioning off a remarkable piece of art - a solid gold toilet sculpture by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan. The sculpture, titled "America," is made of over 101.2 kilograms (223 pounds) of gold and is valued at approximately $10 million.

This unique artwork is a fully functional toilet that gained global fame when it was stolen in a daring heist from England's Blenheim Palace in 2019. The theft remains unsolved, and the toilet has never been recovered, leading investigators to believe it was likely broken up and melted down.

Sotheby's calls the sculpture "an incisive commentary on the collision of artistic production and commodity value." Cattelan, known as "the consummate art world provocateur," has created several controversial works that have sold for record-breaking prices, including a banana duct-taped to a wall that fetched $6.2 million in 2019.