I mention this in case the new 0wner (= custodian) will be one of us here. I hope the new owner will save (rescue, restore) the seat. Looks to me like a candidate for reusability if properly treated. It needs what I am doing now to an original Mesinger No. 1 and original pan with a somewhat shrunken and embrittled leather: Treat the leather with Preservation Solutions Leather Rejuvenator (2-day strengthening process), press the leather back into shape, line the leather with bonded new vegetable tanned leather, rivet a leather edging to pan, hand stitch the lined original leather to the edging (only the lining leather gets the stitches).