A US$6 million gold toilet that was offered to Donald Trump was stolen from Britain’s Blenheim Palace
- Burglars steal a fully-functional 18-carat gold toilet from Britain’s Blenheim Palace, where it had been installed as an art exhibit
- Last year, Donald Trump turned down an offer from the Guggenheim to temporarily install the toilet for his personal use in the White House
A solid gold toilet valued at US$6 million has been stolen from Britain’s Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of former British prime minister Winston Churchill.
The working toilet, titled America, was on display as part of an exhibition by the Italian conceptual artist Maurizio Cattelan and was meant to be used by visitors.
“We can confirm America, the art piece by Maurizio Cattelan has been stolen in the early hours of this morning. We are saddened by the extraordinary event, but also relieved that no one was hurt,” the palace tweeted on Saturday.
The 18th-century estate said it was “a great shame” that the art work, a solid gold, fully functioning toilet, had been stolen only two days after the exhibition opened.
Officers were called to the scene in Oxfordshire, England in the early hours of the morning after receiving reports of a burglary at the palace, the Thames Valley Police said. A 66-year-old man has been arrested, they said.
“Due to the toilet being plumbed in to the building, this has caused significant damage and flooding,” Jess Milne, the officer overseeing the investigation, said.