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The 18K gold toilet returns as a Sotheby’s headliner for $13m
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Sotheby’s announced that it would offer a toilet made from 18-karat gold by artist Maurizio Cattelan for auction.
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Zachary Small
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NEW YORK – One hundred kilograms of solid gold and a hook-up to the sewers: A shiny toilet is the new darling of the auction season.
British-founded broker Sotheby’s announced on Oct 31 that it would offer a toilet made from 18-karat gold by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan – the same prankster responsible for the duct-taped banana from 2024 that sold for US$6.2 million (S$8 million) to a crypto financier.
