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The Independent UK
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Bidding begins at $10 million. How much will this solid gold toilet sell for?

One of the world’s most lucrative latrines, a solid gold, fully functional toilet, is up for auction Tuesday evening in New York City.

The piece – made by artist Maurizio Cattelan, who’s known for taping a banana to a wall – begins at a starting bid of the market value of the 101-kilogram (223-pound), 18-karat-gold work, currently about $10 million.

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