[Arran]

Terry;
  it's always good to salvage a finish like that whenever it's practical to do so, I think that it looked like better then 90% of the faux finish was still intact so it was worth the attempt. I'm glad that new decals to replace the "Philcote" finish are available now for cabinets like the other one you have, it may not be original but it's as close as you can get, and will save a lot of poorly treated originals, or cabinets that have been stripped to bare wood.
Regards
Arran