I have to think that this would be an awfully tough thing to fence.
A gang of thieves on Saturday stole an 18-carat gold toilet from Britain's Blenheim Palace, police said, causing flooding that damaged the world-famous stately home.
The fully-functioning toilet, dubbed "America", was created by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan and estimated to be worth around £1 million.
A gang of thieves on Saturday stole an 18-carat gold toilet from Britain's Blenheim Palace, police said, causing flooding that damaged the world-famous stately home.
The fully-functioning toilet, dubbed "America", was created by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan and estimated to be worth around £1 million.
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The name of the toilet does not endear the owners to me. As for fencing it, surely melting it down wi work fine?
The owners appear to be the Guggenheim Museum - this thing was part of a travelling "art" exhibit. Interesting that Donald Trump turned it down. And they don't say just who "dubbed" it with its name - the "artist" (gee, my quotes key is getting a real workout here!) or just some wag.
You couldn't melt it because you'd have to take it somewhere to have it done and the moment you did that, everybody would know who stole the thing. As for the name, that doesn't bother me since I figured that that's what some young Eurotrash would call it.
Gold has a relatively low melting point and I've just read on ehow that you can melt it at home with a blowtorch, and a container with a higher melting/ignition point. Of course, a hunk of gold that size would take forever, but if the thieves are clever, they'll find a way.
It wouldn't have to be completely melted - just softened up enough to bang it into an unrecognizable shape, or break it up into smaller sized pieces.
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