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I've come across a beautiful art nouveau stove by Deville & Cie of Charleville, France, prob. enameled iron in a beautiful green, around 1900-1930 (lay guesstimate)

Is there a way to test for toxic arsenic colors like Scheele's green / Schweinfurt green / emerald green / Vienna green that doesn't require a chemistry kit? (Maybe an affordable finished test kit?)

Does anyone have knowledge either concerning old stoves (different paints for heat resistance?), concerning the manufacturer (known or allowed to use) or enamel coloring in that regard?

Is it generally (not) recommendable to put an object of that period in a sleeping / living area because of various toxic substances used during that period? Especially in a cat household, which might sleep on it and then lick himself clean.

PS: As a new member (on this exchange), I couldn't create the tags "enamel" or "toxic", maybe someone wants to do that.

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If it is indeed enameled (in the manner suitable for stoves, rather than "paint called enamel paint") it is part of a thin layer of glass, melted on the surface of the iron, making it essentially inert.

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