Casement window handle B6 on backplate E18

The B6, an Art Deco lever for the window

This is the design of the Mathilde lever handle, the same one found on doors in the same range: a sober Art Deco line that widens slightly towards the tip. Here it is mounted on the E18 escutcheon and designed for the quarter turn of an espagnolette.

This is the model to choose when the window opens onto a room already fitted with Art Deco hardware: the window handle then echoes that of the door, with no need to give it a second thought.

Replacing the handle without touching the espagnolette

On a French casement window, the espagnolette is the mechanism that locks the casement: two vertical rods, one towards the top of the window and one towards the bottom, operated by the handle with a quarter turn.

What you find here is the handle alone, on its escutcheon. The rest of the mechanism stays in place. This is the most common replacement on an old window: the rod assembly lasts for decades, whereas the handle tarnishes, works loose, or eventually breaks at the base.

Removal requires just two screws. The new handle fits back in the same place, in the same fixing holes.

Specifications

• Manufacturer reference: B6 on escutcheon E18
• Type: espagnolette handle, lever
• Style: Art Deco
• Material: solid brass
• Fixing: espagnolette with M5 screw for window
• Escutcheon: E18, supplied
• Sold: individually, screws included
• Origin: France, Vimeu (Picardy)

What to check before ordering

• Fixing — old espagnolettes are not all operated in the same way: some via a square spindle, others via a screw. Look at what protrudes from your espagnolette beneath the current handle and let us know, or send us a photo: we will supply the correct version.
• The escutcheon — the plate that sits between the handle and the wood. It is supplied with the handle; you have nothing extra to add.
• Quantity — one espagnolette per opening casement, so one handle per window. Allow for two on a window with two independent opening casements.

If in doubt, a photo of the espagnolette in place is enough: we'll tell you what to order.

Finishes

From bright gold to anthracite, via bronze, copper, chrome, and nickel finishes. The handle and its escutcheon come from the same bath: the set arrives perfectly matched. The exact choice is displayed in the selector above.

Solid brass, cast in Picardy

Gravity-cast in a sand mould, machined, then hand-polished in the Vimeu, the historic heartland of French ironmongery. The brass is solid: on a window, where the handle is operated in the cold and with bare hands, the difference in weight and feel is immediately apparent.

Screws included. 2-year guarantee.

See also our full range of window handles and our espagnolettes.