Archive · 9 Nov 2025
Billionaire Steven Cohen Selling His $10 Million Gold Toilet Sculpture
Imagine a famous artist made a toilet, but instead of being made of regular stuff, it's made of 100 kilograms of pure, shiny gold!
It's so fancy that it's considered a piece of art and is called 'America'.
A very rich person named Steven Cohen bought this golden toilet a few years ago.
Now, he's decided to sell it at an auction, hoping it will fetch around $10 million.
This is because another artwork by the same artist, a banana taped to a wall, sold for a lot of money recently.
This golden toilet is the only one of its kind left because the other one that was displayed at a museum was stolen by thieves.
Billionaire Steven Cohen is reportedly selling his 18-karat solid gold toilet sculpture, titled 'America'.
The artwork, created by artist Maurizio Cattelan, will be auctioned by Sotheby's starting November 18 with a bid of about $10 million.
Cohen purchased the gold toilet in 2017 from the Marian Goodman Gallery.
This is the last surviving example of Cattelan's gold toilet, as the other was stolen from Blenheim Palace in 2019.
The sale is expected to generate significant buzz, similar to the auction of Cattelan's duct-taped banana sculpture, 'Comedian', which sold for $6.2 million.
- Who
- Steven Cohen, billionaire financier and owner of the New York Mets
- What
- Selling an 18-karat solid gold toilet sculpture titled 'America'.
- When
- The auction will take place on November 18.
- Where
- Sotheby's new Manhattan headquarters, in the Breuer building on Madison Avenue.
- Why
- The sculpture is being sold by its owner, Steven Cohen, with bidding starting at approximately $10 million. Its sale is expected to draw attention, similar to a previous Cattelan artwork.
Concerns/Discrepancies
Perspectives/Information
Seller Identity Confirmation
Concerns/Discrepancies
Sotheby's declined to comment on the seller's identity, and a representative for Steven Cohen did not respond to questions, making the confirmation of Cohen as the consignor based on anonymous sources.
Perspectives/Information
Five anonymous experts with knowledge of the deal stated that Steven Cohen was the consignor and that he purchased the gold toilet sculpture from Marian Goodman Gallery in 2017.
- Artist
- Maurizio Cattelan
- Artwork Title
- America
- Material
- 18-karat solid gold (100 kilograms)
- Auction House
- Sotheby's
- Starting Bid
- Approx. $10 million
- Auction Date
- November 18
- Previous Cattelan Sale Sensation
- Duct-taped banana, 'Comedian', sold for $6.2 million