A functioning gold toilet identical to one once used to troll Donald Trump has fetched $12.1 million at auction in New York. The artwork, dubbed America, was one of two 18-karat thrones created in 2016 by the conceptual Maurizio Cattelan, who is best known for another conceptual piece involving a banana taped to a wall. Bidding for the golden toilet at Sotheby’s on Tuesday night started at $9.9 million, the market price of the 2,440 ounces of gold used, and the hammer came down after just one bid at $10 million, rising by $2.1 million after fees, ARTNews reports. The successful bidder has not been named, but the piece was consigned by the billionaire owner of the New York Mets, Steve Cohen, according to artnet. Explaining the concept behind the work, Cattelan said, “Whatever you eat, a $20

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