It may be the most famous — or infamous — toilet in the world: a 220-pound, 18-karat solid gold throne created by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, which attracted around 100,000 visitors when it first went on display in the bathroom of New York’s Guggenheim Museum in 2016.

Three years later, the artwork — titled “America” — was stolen in a daring five-minute heist from Blenheim Palace, Winston Churchill’s birthplace in Oxfordshire. The thieves, armed with sledgehammers, were convicted earlier this year, but the fully functional toilet was never recovered. It is believed to have been cut up or melted down for its gold , worth millions.

Cattelan had previously said he created multiple editions of “America,” and now one of them is set to make a flashy return to the art market next month.

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