Entitled “America” (2016), the stolen work is a fully-functioning toilet made of 18-karat, 103 kilogram gold that was situated in the guides’ restroom. Though, visitors were allowed to view the work via booking time slots to use the toilet.

The raid, which includes dismantling the working 18-carat, 103 kilogram gold toilet, titled America (2016), took only five minutes.

Oxford Crown Court heard that Michael Jones had searched for details about the burglary in the days following the raid at Blenheim Palace in 2019.

The toilet, which was created by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, was a star attraction ... 41, from west London, each deny one count of conspiracy to transfer criminal property.

The trial of three men accused in the theft or sale of an 18-carat gold toilet that was a pricey piece of satirical art is underway in Britain

Three men went on trial in an English court on Monday on charges stemming from the heist of an 18-carat golden toilet that had been on display as an artwork in an exhibit at Winston Churchill's birthplace.

Artist Maurizio Cattelan, the man behind the duct-taped banana that sold at auction for over $6 million, continues to make headlines in the global art

LONDON — It was not your typical smash-and-grab burglary ... The satirical work, titled “America” by Italian conceptual artist Maurizio Cattelan, poked fun at excessive wealth. It weighed just over 215 pounds and was insured for $6 million.

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.