Maurizio Cattelan’s 18K Gold Toilet Could Fetch $10M At Sotheby’s Auction

Maurizio Cattelan’s 18-karat gold toilet sculpture, America, is heading to auction at Sotheby’s with an estimated price exceeding $10 million. Known for turning everyday objects into provocative art, Cattelan previously made headlines with his banana-on-a-wall piece, Comedian. Before the November 18 sale, America will be on public view—installed in a functioning bathroom at Sotheby’s new headquarters in New York’s Breuer Building, where visitors can experience it one at a time. Critics continue to debate its artistic merit, but nearly a decade after its debut, the golden toilet remains a gleaming symbol of satire, status, and spectacle.