You can really tell from johnnie's pix the difference between the patent and the regular finish. I have the same Garnet and it almost has a chameleon effect with a green and purple irridescence in the patent coating that is quite pretty. I hope the embroidered audrey is as lovely!it should be a pretty dark, flat grey
this is the anthracite patent garnet... i will have to take a better picture for you when i get home... it's shiny only because of the patent not the anthracite color
here is a close up from a listing on ebay (nma) for the anthracite audrey with a textured finish... it looks a little shiny more because of the texture than from being a metallic
hope this helps