Four people have been charged in connection with the 2019 theft of an 18-carat gold toilet bowl from Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. This unique work of art worth 4.8 million pounds (approximately 50 million rupees) went missing in the robbery, which took place in September 2019. The golden toilet bowl called ‘America’ was Italian artist Maurizio Cattelano’s first solo exhibition in 20 years.
An 18-carat toilet bowl called “America” by Maurizio Cattelan in the restroom of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York. (AP)
While the police arrested seven people for stealing the toilet, charges were brought against only four. Michael Jones, 38, is charged with burglary, while James Sheen, 39, faces charges of burglary, transfer of criminal property and conspiracy to do so. Fred Doe, 35, and Bora Guccuk, 39, were charged with conspiracy to transfer criminal property. All four people are due to appear at Oxford Magistrates’ Court on November 28, the BBC reported.
As Sky News reports, this unique work of art was exhibited at New York’s Guggenheim Museum in 2016. Visitors were allowed to use the restroom for three minutes in the presence of a security guard outside.
The BBC further reported that a stolen toilet caused flooding and damage to an 18th-century stately home in Woodstock.
In 2021, the police were skeptical that the toilet would ever be found. “Will we ever see that toilet again? I personally wonder if it’s in the shape of a toilet bowl to be perfectly honest. “If you have that much gold, I think it seems likely that someone has already managed to get rid of it one way or another,” said Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Barber, ABC News reported to the BBC. The outlet further reported that the artwork was never found.
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Source: newstars.edu.vn