A mature portrait of the world renowned showman with the determined and confident look of a man at the peak of his career.(see the archival photo of Houdini at this age)The master escape artist is enframed with chains terminating in an early style padlock inscribed "Houdini" above his birth and death dates.The original sculpture was modeled in meticulous detail by sculptor, Alan St. George. Span a pair with a plank to make a shelf of your desired size to hold your magic books or collectibles. The Houdini Shelf can also be used against the wall and ceiling as a corbel, or in pairs, as shown in the illustration, for square archways or passages.