To quote your message: "Really bad refinishing is easy to spot; really good refinishing is not.
Well worn but good/old refinishing can look a lot like original finish. Just too many variables and no substitute for years of handling and inspecting."
true.... but one has to have / see / inspect pieces for which the nature of the finishing is definitely KNOWN. Otherwise it still seems to be a fair proportion of guess work and "gut feeling." Gut feeling goes a long way though... I'm not discounting that at ALL.
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