Hmmmm...Was the chest painted before or was this the first time it's been painted?

It was not painted before, it was primed 2 coats and then painted 2 coats. And I have confirmed that it was an eggshell finish. It did not appear flat looking, so I dont know...but I have a confession. I hate to post asking for advice and then do my own thing without hearing from people. BUT, time is of the essence for me at this point in time, so I went ahead with the water based poly and I think this is going to do the trick. I may have to do 2 coats, but it did give it a nice finished look. (pic attached, still partially wet poly)

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I hope the poly works Rhonda. I've had flat paint be very picky about touching it, but this is weird. Maybe dark colors have a tendency to do that. Though our entry is a dark brown flat with no problems. Hmmmm... Strange.