‘World’s most expensive toilet’ opens for use and it’s 18-karat solid gold (Photos)

The unusual throne is a work of art by Maurizio Cattelan, but the Italian has taken the unusual step of allowing viewers not only to witness the bowl – but also try it out for themselves.

The Guggenheim museum in New York is inviting visitors to the toilet entitled ‘America’, replacing a toilet in one of the museum’s public bathrooms on the fifth floor with a fully functional replica cast in solid gold.

Cattelan is often described as the art world’s resident prankster and provocateur.

The new work makes available to the public an extravagant luxury product seemingly intended for the wealthy one percent.