A toilet named ‘America’? Fully functional 18-karat gold toilet sold for over $12M at auction
A fully functional 18-karat gold toilet, titled 'America', has fetched over $12 million at auction. Created by artist Maurizio Cattelan, the opulent loo, weighing 101 kg, was purchased by Ripley's Believe It or Not!. This satirical artwork, previously displayed at the Guggenheim and infamously stolen from the UK, challenges perceptions of wealth and art value.
A fully functional 18-karat gold toilet, titled 'America', has fetched over $12 million at auction. Created by artist Maurizio Cattelan, the opulent loo, weighing 101 kg, was purchased by Ripley's Believe It or Not!. This satirical artwork, previously displayed at the Guggenheim and infamously stolen from the UK, challenges perceptions of wealth and art value.
