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A solid gold toilet is up for auction with a $10 million starting price

The second solid gold toilet by Maurizio Cattelan will be auctioned with a $10 million starting bid based on its 101.2-kilogram gold weight, highlighting art’s market value.

  • For sale: A solid gold toilet sculpture by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, entitled 'America', with a starting price of $10 million at an upcoming auction.
  • The sculpture is a fully functional toilet, identical to one that was stolen from England's Blenheim Palace in 2019.
  • Cattelan has said 'America' satirizes excessive wealth, stating 'Whatever you eat, a $200 lunch or a $2 hot dog, the results are the same, toilet-wise.
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At one of the world's largest and oldest auction houses - Sotheby's in New York - you can currently buy the world's most expensive toilet.

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The Hamilton Spectator broke the news in Hamilton, Canada on Friday, October 31, 2025.
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