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Gold Toilet Sculpture Fetches $12.1 Million at Auction

11/19/2025

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Maurizio Cattelan's 18-karat gold toilet titled "America" sold for $12.1 million at Sotheby's auction on November 18, 2025.
The sculpture weighs 223 pounds and was previously installed at the Guggenheim Museum before being stolen in 2019.
The auction started at $10 million, but only one bid was placed.
The piece is now the only existing edition after the theft of the other.

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Maurizio Cattelan's 18-karat gold toilet titled "America" sold for $12.1 million at Sotheby's auction on November 18, 2025.
The sculpture weighs 223 pounds and was previously installed at the Guggenheim Museum before being stolen in 2019.
The auction started at $10 million, but only one bid was placed.
The piece is now the only existing edition after the theft of the other.