[CONSULAT-EMPIRE] Travel writing case in red long-grained morocco, gilded with neoclassical frieze and lambrequin motifs at the corners, the main side centered with the owner's name, "Emmanuel Guidal / Adjudant général", hinged with a lock system (with key), brass trim. The interior in long-grained green morocco with gussets, a compartment at the top to hold an inkwell and various writing instruments, bearing the manufacturer's label. Wear and tear. In Paris, at Hébert, manufacturer of kits and portfolios, Palais-Royal, Galleries de bois, n°258. Consulate period, 1797-1799. H. 34 cm. L.: 43 cm. D. : 6 cm. Provenance: - Maximin-Joseph, dit Emmanuel Guidal (Grasse, 1764-Paris, 1812), appointed adjudant general on 5 brumaire de l'An VI. History Son of Honoré Guidal, a Grasse merchant, and Marie-Marthe Mougins, Emmanuel Guidal (1764-1812) enlisted as a soldier in the Artois Regiment in 1781. His career progressed rapidly: from dragon in the Deux-Ponts regiment until 1786, he became captain of the 10th battalion of Var volunteers on February 12, 1793, before being appointed commander in May 1793. He was appointed adjutant-general on 5 brumaire an VI (appointment of 8), then brigadier-general on 17 pluviôse an VII (appointment of 28). A supporter of the Republic and at odds with Napoleon Bonaparte, Guidal was deposed on Germinal 6, An IX. On January 22, 1812, he was arrested in Marseille, then imprisoned at the Prison de la Force in Paris, for conspiring with the British. He was freed by General Malet in October 1812 during an attempted coup d'état to overthrow Napoleon I. After the coup's failure, Guidal was sent to the council of war, where he was shot on October 29, 1812.