Two men and a woman were arrested by police on October 16 over allegations of theft of a yellow toilet in Blenheim palace.

Two 34-35-year-old men and a 36-year-old woman in Oxford were suspected of "plotting to commit a burglary," a statement from the Thames Valley police in southeast England said.

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The yellow toilet before being stolen from Blenheim palace, in Woodstock, northwest of Oxford, England on September 14 Photo: Maurizio Cattelan Archive

The golden toilet was stolen from Blenheim palace, Oxfordshire, on September 14 when it was on display at an exhibition by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan. This work of art is made entirely of 18-carat gold, estimated to be worth US $ 6 million and named "America".

Police had previously arrested two suspects but one was bail and the other was released. Earlier this month, they also released images from surveillance cameras showing a car allegedly linked to the toilet theft.

Philip Austin, a representative of the palace's FASA insurance company, announced a $ 124,000 reward for anyone who provided information to help find the toilet provided the work was returned intact and the thief was arrested.

In August, in an interview with the Times, Edward Spencer-Churchill, founder of the Blenheim Art Foundation, once denied that the yellow toilet could be stolen and needed protection.

The work was first displayed at the Guggenheim Museum in New York in 2016. It again gained media attention in 2017 after the White House asked to borrow Guggenheim a painting by Vincent Van Gogh but the people Museum management refused and offered to replace the yellow toilet.