On 19th November 2025, The Now & Contemporary Evening Auction at Sotheby's will be offering Maurizio Cattelan's America, an 18-karat gold sculpture of a toilet, weighing in at 101.2 kg. Bids are expected to begin around $10 million, but we will just have to wait and see...

We take a look at some of the more exceptional auctions that have taken place over the years. Think shredded artwork, record result for an NFT, Stan the T-Rex and more.

Does this really prove that anything is worth what someone is willing to pay for it?

Read on to find out...