The men receive four years and two years and three months in prison, respectively, from a court in Oxford in the United Kingdom, reports BBC.
The gold toilet was stolen in 2019 from an exhibition at Blenheim Palace, one of the United Kingdom's largest and most well-known castles. After four years of investigation, the police were able to present evidence of the theft. The two men in their 40s broke into the castle, and the break-in took just over five minutes.
But the two convicted men left DNA traces at the scene, and had gold traces in their clothes when they were arrested. Additionally, a mobile phone with revealing messages was found.
The two were also convicted of illegal gold sales after they managed to sell at least 20 kilograms of gold. A fence who sold the gold further has already been convicted of involvement in the crime.
The gold toilet is made of 18-karat gold by the artist Maurizio Cattelan.
