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Maurizio Cattelan: America Born Again Expected To Sell For £10m+

Maurizio Cattelan: America Born Again Expected To Sell For £10m+

by News Desk | Oct 31, 2025 | Art market news

When Maurizio Cattelan unveiled America in 2016—a fully functioning toilet cast from more than 100 kilograms of 18-karat gold—it was never meant to be subtle. The work glowed with provocation, a mirror to both excess and aspiration. This November, the infamous...
Maurizio Cattelan Golden Toilet Caper Ends In Jail Time For Career Criminals

Maurizio Cattelan Golden Toilet Caper Ends In Jail Time For Career Criminals

by News Desk | Jun 13, 2025 | News

A story that played out like a comedy caper has now finished in the courts. Two men have been sentenced for their part in the infamous 2019 theft of America—a solid gold, fully functioning toilet by Italian provocateur Maurizio Cattelan, valued at £4.8 million. The...
Maurizio Cattelan Gold Toilet Heist: Blenheim Palace Thief Avoids Jail

Maurizio Cattelan Gold Toilet Heist: Blenheim Palace Thief Avoids Jail

by News Desk | May 19, 2025 | News

Frederick Doe, a middleman implicated in the audacious theft of a £4.75 million solid gold toilet from Winston Churchill’s birthplace, has walked free from court with a suspended sentence.  The fully functional 18-carat gold artwork, ‘America’ by Maurizio...
Maurizio Cattelan: Three Convicted In £4.8m Golden Toilet Heist

Maurizio Cattelan: Three Convicted In £4.8m Golden Toilet Heist

by News Desk | Mar 19, 2025 | News

In the early hours of 14 September 2019, a brazen heist at Blenheim Palace saw thieves make off with a solid 24k gold toilet worth £4.8 million at the time of the theft. The artwork titled ‘America’ by Italian conceptual artist Maurizio Cattelan was stolen...
Maurizio Cattelan: Trial Begins for Blenheim Palace Gold Toilet Theft

Maurizio Cattelan: Trial Begins for Blenheim Palace Gold Toilet Theft

by News Desk | Feb 25, 2025 | News

The brazen theft of a fully functional, solid gold toilet by the artist Maurizio Cattelan at Blenheim Palace has finally seen the alleged thieves go on trial after a four year hiatus. Prosecutors told an Oxford Crown Court jury this week that the 18-carat...
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